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Chapter 74

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Marcus stood outside the small apartment building, his hands buried deep in his pockets as he kept staring at the third floor like it owed him something. He took a step forward and hesitated. The last time he was here, the curtain of the house was open and the house was empty. Today was quite different because the curtain was drawn shut and this made him unable to tell if she was inside or had gone out and had drawn it shut this time.

He decided to climb the stairs anyway. He place
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