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Chapter 5

Author: Seeky
The helicopter sliced through the clouds.

An encrypted call from Carter came through my headset.

"Isabella!" Carter sounded worried. "Portopalo is still unstable. Keep an eye out for assassins. Be careful around the old guard. You don't know who you can trust yet. Come back alive."

"Understood. You take care too."

I hung up, my eyes burning.

Just then, several new messages popped up in the group chat.

Luca had posted a group photo taken on the VIP deck of a cruise ship.

Sofia stood in the middle
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