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CHAPTER 114: ROWAN'S ANSWER
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2026-04-29 08:57:44Rowan responded within four hours.
Not through the careful intermediary protocol Dante had established. Directly. Through a channel that bypassed the formal approach entirely and came in as a personal communication to the address Adrian had used during the Clearwater negotiation.Three sentences.I have been waiting for this contact. I know what you are asking. Come to Clearwater or let me come to the estate and we will talk face to face because this conversation is not one I will
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