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006_The Holding Cell

Author: Violet Sky
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-05-27 03:09:03

Avery’s POV

The metal bench was freezing against the back of my legs and the air in the holding cell smelled like old bleach and cheap cigarettes, but I just sat there with my hands tucked into the sleeves of my hospital hoodie while I listened to a woman in the next cell over scream about wanting her lawyer. I looked down at the plastic ID band on my wrist that still had the name Sarah Vance printed on it, and it was hard to believe that just six hours ago I was standing in my own boardroom th
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