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Chapter 79

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The Night of the Accident.

Third Avenue Intersection.

The rain was a curtain of grey steel, hammering against the windshield of the armored SUV.

"Stay three car lengths back," Cyprian ordered from the rear seat. "Don't spook her."

Oryn nodded, his eyes fixed on the rearview mirror. "She’s in the taxi ahead. Yellow sedan. License plate 492."

Cyprian gripped the leather folder in his lap. Inside was the contract. The offer of protection. The promise of a new life.

He watched the taillights of the
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