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What Ria Found

Author: Timon
last update publish date: 2026-04-22 07:15:24

Ria called at 8am the next morning with the voice she used when she’d done something I hadn’t asked her to do and wasn’t sure how I’d feel about it.

I knew that voice very well.

“Before you say anything,” she started.

“Ria.”

“I did some research.”

“Ria.”

“On Marcus Hale.”

I sat up straighter in bed. “What kind of research.”

“The kind where you have a cousin who works in financial compliance and owes you a favor and you spend three hours on the phone with her last night.” A pause. “Are you mad.”
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