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The Stranger in the Nursery

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Chapter 14

The footsteps in the hallway were not the hesitant tread of an intruder, but the confident, heavy stride of someone who owned the building.

Zara's mind raced through possibilities, each more terrifying than the last. Mrs. Gable remained frozen, the syringe held aloft, her eyes vacant.

The nursery door swung open.

Ethan Cole filled the doorway, his suit jacket discarded, his white shirt sleeves rolled up to reveal forearms corded with tension. He wasn't supposed to be here.

How had he
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