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Chapter 14: The Chase

Author: Mage_xx
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The emergency stairwell door slammed shut behind Elena.

The sound echoed through the narrow concrete passage, followed almost immediately by another crash from inside the apartment.

They had broken in.

She didn’t dare look back.

Gripping the handrail, she hurried down the stairs as quietly as she could, her handbag bouncing against her side with every step. Her breathing came in short, uneven bursts, but she forced herself to keep moving.

Three flights.

Two.

One.

She was almost at the ground fl
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