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CHAPTER 6: THE EMERGENCY ORDER

Author: EMKAY
last update publish date: 2026-05-30 17:12:58

My phone’s glass cracked right across the glaring crimson alert—I dropped it, couldn’t even hold on.

“Sierra!” Christian’s voice thundered behind me, just as I ran down the executive hallway to the private elevator.

“Stay away from me!” I screamed. I didn’t care who heard, didn’t care about the board directors still in their glass offices. I slapped the elevator button, chest heaving, the air burning like fire in my lungs. “Your mother’s at the hospital! She’s with my son, Christian! She has a
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