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CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

Auteur: Chesywins
last update Date de publication: 2026-09-13 17:37:00

Zahara's POV

I read the message three times. Before my hands finally steadied enough to set the phone down properly.

The three words sitting heavier each time I looked at them.

He knows about Wolfson.

I did not know who had sent it. Only that whoever it was seemed to be watching this exact night unfold in real time. Surely aware of the letter, aware of the name I had only just uncovered myself. The message was close enough to my private world that it felt less like a warning from a stranger. An
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