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CHAPTER 11 The Final Two

Author: ALVIN BROWN
last update publish date: 2026-10-30 12:04:00

Avah Morne had one rule for the final presentation.

She would not let Calder Ives make her nervous.

Unfortunately, her body had not received the instruction.

She stood in front of the presentation screen at Morne Studio, staring at the title slide while Bex adjusted the projector.

“Can we go through it again?” Avah asked.

Clove looked up from her tablet.

“Again?”

“Yes.”

“We've gone through it four times.”

“Five.”

“That's worse.”

Avah ignored her.

The presentation was important. Meridian House w
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