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Chapter 15: Only the Beginning

Author: Micky
last update publish date: 2026-10-18 14:07:00

Adrian stared at the thin gold earring lying on the table between us.

For a long moment he did not move. The color that had drained from his face when the recordings played had not come back. His hands hung loose at his sides. His chest rose and fell too fast. Then something broke behind his eyes and he lunged across the space.

I stepped back. His fingers closed on empty air where my arm had been a second earlier.

“You crazy bitch,” he snarled. His voice was raw. “You think you can do this to
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