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Chapter 18: The Smile That Hides a Killer

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Aria did not sleep after Victor's call. She sat on the safe room couch, knees drawn to her chest, watching Damien pace a path from the desk to the door and back. His footsteps measured four seconds each way – steady, unrelenting, a metronome counting down to something neither of them could name.

"We need to get you out of the city," he said finally. "Victor knows where you live. Where your mother is. He has eyes everywhere."

"Then running won't help." Aria unfolded her legs and stood. "I'm goin
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