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CHAPTER XXV: The Final Move

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last update publish date: 2020-09-30 15:53:13
The urgency of the extraction gave way to the tense, relentless pressure of legal warfare as Sebastian's private jet tore through the atmosphere toward a secure staging area in New York. We were no longer evading; we were preparing to deliver the killing blow.

Isla, using the detailed evidence provided by Marcus Thorne, initiated the process for an immediate arrest warrant for Griffin Patterson on charges of accessory to murder, obstruction of justice, and corporate fraud. The legal team, workin
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