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27. Stolen Blood (Part 1)
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2026-10-03 07:30:05(Morrison)
Maxine came back into the reception knowing exactly which man I needed. She was calm, the way I’ve learned by now she gets right before she does something that will likely require an apology from my office.
She told me what she'd heard, low and fast, under the noise of four hundred people pretending not to watch
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