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Crimson Ties

Penulis: Miss Allyy
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The wind howled through the narrow Parisian alley, slicing through the city like a whisper of violence. Zara’s boots echoed against the cobblestones as she stalked forward, Alec beside her, his phone gripped like a weapon.

They had one lead.

One last thread connecting the dots between her father’s disappearance, Juliette’s reappearance, and the offshore account laundering millions through her brand. And if this thread snapped?

Everything fell apart.

“I traced the call,” Alec said, voice tight. “The signal bounced through five dummy towers, but the final bounce came from Rue des Voleurs. It’s not on any official city grid.”

Zara’s brow furrowed. “Thieves’ Alley?”

He gave her a look. “Fitting, isn’t it?”

They turned the corner into a ghost street—buildings in decay, boarded shops, a low hum of something off vibrating beneath the silence.

They reached a rusted antique shop at the end.

No name. No signs. Just a red ribbon tied to the gate.

Zara stopped cold.

Her father used to mark her ch
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