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Chapter 42: The Hostage

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EMILI

The eyes emerged from the darkness of the corridor. Two points that didn’t glow red like demons or amber like wolves. They were green. A familiar green it took me three heartbeats to recognize—because they didn’t belong to the face I remembered.

Vera stepped out of the shadows.

But it wasn’t Vera. Not the Vera who peeled potatoes in the kitchen, who flinched when someone raised their voice, who clutched a brass key to her chest like it was treasure. That Vera was gone. The woman in front
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