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CHAPTER 16 - THE CALL FROM INSIDE THE PAST

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last update تاريخ النشر: 2026-06-21 16:18:41

The phone rang again.

Soft.

Precise.

Wrong.

Amelia stared at it inside the black folder like it shouldn’t exist in the real world.

No one moved.

Not even Damian.

The sound echoed through the stairwell like it had its own space in the silence.

Nathan broke first.

“…that phone is inside the folder.”

Sophie whispered, “Why is it still working?”

Damian didn’t answer.

His eyes were fixed on the device.

Not confused.

Not surprised.

Calculating.

Like he already feared what it meant.

The phone rang a t
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