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Chapter 15: Come Find Me

Author: Nari Winters
last update publish date: 2026-09-03 19:12:56

Fifteen years.

The number lodged itself somewhere behind my ribs and refused to leave, even after Calista had gathered the tray and fled the room with a hurried apology, even after the door had clicked shut behind her and I was alone again with nothing but my own racing thoughts for company.

Fifteen years was not the timeline of a hired bodyguard. Fifteen years was history. Loyalty forged in something deeper than a paycheck. And somewhere in that history, apparently, there was room for a red do
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