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CHAPTER 59: GRIGORI

Author: Jessechi
last update publish date: 2026-07-30 20:50:51
POV: Vivienne Ashford

"Sarah Chen's information has already produced significant results," Agent Okafor said, arriving at the estate two weeks later with an expression considerably more optimistic than her earlier briefings had carried. "We've identified her handler, a mid-level operative named Grigori Volkov, Sergei's own nephew, operating under diplomatic cover through a trade delegation. His identification has opened several new avenues of investigation we hadn't previously been able to pur
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