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The Wall of Ice

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Chapter 29

The guest bedroom of the Frost Estate was bathed in the warm, dim glow of a bedside lamp.

Ethan slowly opened his eyes. The pounding in his skull had dulled to a persistent, heavy ache.

He was lying on a massive king-sized bed, wearing dry clothes a pair of sweatpants and a plain grey t-shirt that felt entirely too soft. The scent of lavender and expensive laundry detergent filled his lungs.

He wasn't in the penthouse. He wasn't in the hospital. Memory rushed back, hitting him like a
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