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Chapter 32: Weighing the Risk

Author: Emma's Pen
last update publish date: 2026-08-24 04:46:24

Marcus Webb arrived two days later for the full briefing Julian had promised, spreading a series of diagrams and contingency plans across the safe house's dining table with the same methodical precision he brought to everything.

"Before we discuss specifics," Webb began, "I want to be completely clear about something. This isn't a decision I'm pushing you toward. It's an option I'm presenting because you both expressed frustration with simply waiting. If you'd rather continue building the case
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