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Chapter 218

Author: Morgan Chase
last update publish date: 2026-01-31 23:03:53
Victoria's POV

The wrought-iron gate creaked open at a discreet service entrance at the back of the complex.

The daylight hit me like a blow – not the gray light of the prison yard, but the raw light of a city morning.

I blinked, blinded. The smell was of hot asphalt, car exhaust, and… freedom.

Layla was there, standing beside a discreet car. She wasn't smiling. Just nodded her head toward the car.

I didn't need to be asked twice. My feet, still clad in the cheap, dirty sneakers provi
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