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Race Against the Clock

Author: Lady R
last update publish date: 2026-08-30 04:49:18

The heavy steel security gate of the subterranean safehouse hadn't even fully opened when the black high-powered Ducati monster motorcycle roared into life.

Ethan swung his leg over the carbon-fiber frame, his dark suit jacket fluttering in the damp underground air. He pulled a matte-black full-face helmet over his head and snapped the tinted visor down with a sharp. Rain-slicked asphalt, burning rubber, and raw desperation, his world narrowed into a single, lethal focus.

"Young Master! The fre
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