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24 • Camille
Two things stood out to Camille as soon as the bespectacled man stepped into her office.
The first was the sheer bulk of him, so that she’d initially thought he was a particularly well-dressed bodyguard, at least until he started to amble forward without hesitation, his gaze leveled steadily on hers in an unspoken challenge that seemed set on daring her to say otherwise—which led to the second thing she noticed abou
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Room to Fall 03 • Nicolo
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