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Chapter 176: Saving Diana

Auteur: Lois
last update Date de publication: 2026-05-05 07:03:49

Caleb POV

The facility was forty minutes outside the city, tucked behind pines—a place where discretion was part of the price. I’d found it, called in favors, and confirmed a bed before dawn. The director spoke with the flat, careful tone of someone used to dealing with people like me: families driven by urgency and guilt.

Diana agreed to go. Her quiet compliance told me more about her state of mind than any words could. During the two-hour intake, I sat in the waiting room and thought about my
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