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40: Clearing the House
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2025-10-28 11:52:01The air in the spectral exchange hall of the Night Market was cold, but a chill far deeper settled into Jack’s bones. Twelve hours. In twelve hours, his own face and name would be broadcast to a network of supernatural assassins, mercenaries, and monsters, each one eager to claim the exorbitant bounty on his head. New York would become a hunting ground, and everyone he cared about would be caught in the crossfire.
This was David’s final, spiteful act of war. Hiding in the sha
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