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CHAPTER 73: THE ANNEX

Author: L.NOCTURE
last update publish date: 2026-08-19 06:38:18

The rain began before they reached the western side of the estate.

It fell in thin, steady sheets, turning the overgrown path into mud.

Officers moved ahead with flashlights and weapons drawn.

Detective Bennett walked at the front.

Nathan and Adrian followed closely behind him.

Damian stayed beside Amelia.

He had argued against her coming.

She had refused to stay behind.

"I'm not going to keep hiding in the house while everyone else searches for answers connected to me," she had told him.

He ha
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