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FEAR SINKS FAST

Author: LARRY BENSON
last update publish date: 2026-05-21 08:03:04

“Well… this is interesting.”

The familiar voice instantly made Jace turn around.

Mallory stepped out of the black SUV slowly, heels clicking against the rough road. She folded her arms as her eyes moved from Jace… to Zena… then finally to the terrified security guard kneeling close to the edge of the cliff.

For a few seconds, nobody spoke.

Then Mallory laughed.

“You disappear on your wedding night, and this is what I find?” she asked. “A roadside kidnapping?”

Zena immediately stepped away from
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