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CHAPTER 106

Author: Kat.E
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LOGAN

After much contemplation, there was only one thing left to do—ask for help from someone who might kill me the moment the door opens.

I stand outside his cell for a long minute, my finger hovering over the buzzer before finally pressing it.

The heavy metal door creaks open slowly, and I flip the switch that turns on the overhead light.

Harsh white fluorescence floods the dark space, revealing the prisoner slumped in the corner.

"Hello, Ezra," I call out, tossing a water bottle onto the floor.

He doesn’t look up. His head remains bowed between his knees, his hair tangled and wild, his beard thick and unkempt.

He reeks of sweat and blood and something worse that almost makes me gag.

His shirt clings to his frail body, and from where I am standing, I can see his ribs through the thin fabric.

He finally lifts his head slowly, his gaze landing on the bottle, then shifting to me.

"Come on, drink," I bark. "You and I need to talk."

Ezra stares at the bottle again, then deliberately push
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