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Chapter 49

Auteur: June
last update Date de publication: 2026-10-27 11:24:28

Mila had tested the lock on her hotel room door four times since breakfast. She told herself it was ordinary caution.

She was at the little desk finishing the figures she had promised Cavan when her phone rang with a number she didn't know. She watched it ring three times before she answered. Since the night in her apartment she treated unknown numbers the way other people treated stray dogs.

"Miss Collins? This is Officer Daniels. I'm calling about the break in and the message you sent us.
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