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Chapter 17: Reckoning

Penulis: Thompson
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-04-15 02:12:11

MORRISON

The message didn’t come as a surprise; it was the timing.

I knew men like Jasper; they never back down, they storm and demand until they’ve gotten it.

“We need to talk, you will want to hear this.” ~ Unknown contact.

I stared at the screen for a second, longer than necessary. There was no name or signature. But I didn’t need one; the tone said it all. It was Jasper.

My thumb hovered around the screen, not to confirm the identity, but to reply. A second message came before I could type—
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