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THE CONFESSION

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Chapter Eighteen: The Confession

The old warehouse stood at the edge of the industrial district, surrounded by abandoned buildings and empty roads.

Claire parked several meters away and stared through the windshield.

She knew she shouldn't be there.

Martin had made that perfectly clear.

Don't go anywhere alone.

Those had been his exact words.

But Claire hadn't listened.

After Victor disappeared, she had spent hours trying to understand the information Ethan had uncovered. Every piece of evidenc
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