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Chapter 14

Author: Onyi Umeh
last update publish date: 2026-02-28 15:40:43

Edwin’s POV

The black SUV handled like it was floating on air, smooth, silent, too expensive for the cracked streets of my neighborhood. I kept both hands on the wheel the entire drive home, knuckles white, eyes flicking between the road and the rearview mirror like I expected someone to materialize behind me. No one did. The city lights slid across the tinted windows in long streaks, turning everything unreal.

I parked three blocks away from the apartment building, close enough to walk quickly
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