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CHAPTER 38

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THEO

I was right. Derek was the mole. The suspicion I carried for days was confirmed the moment Vanessa called with the news of his escape.

I should have felt vindicated. Instead I felt cold. Precise. Furious in the controlled way that turned my brain into a weapon.

He was gone. The USB drive was gone. And I had moved too slowly.

Not too cautiously. There's a difference. Caution is strategic.

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