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The Desperate Search

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Chapter 96

The Desperate Search

Damian's POV

I tried calling Amara the next morning but her phone went straight to voicemail. When I tried to track her location, it showed nothing which meant she had turned off her phone completely.

I drove to her house and saw it was empty and locked. Her car was gone and I knew she had really left and taken our daughter with her.

I could have hired a private investigator or used my connections to track her credit cards, or called in favors from people who co
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