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CHAPTER 82

Author: Rejoice Ezeh
last update publish date: 2026-03-29 16:14:01

She did not sleep again that night.

By midnight, Tobias had a partial trace on Cross — a rental car registered under a name that didn't exist, picked up from an airport location six hours ago. The direction of travel put him heading north. Tobias handed the trace to Reeves's team and kept pulling.

By two in the morning, the intercept authorisation was seventy percent done. Reeves sent a brief message: On track. Keep the source available.

By four in the morning, Nyla was sitting at Cameron's kit
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