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Chapter 35: Echoes and Old Scars
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2026-06-10 20:43:59POV: Evelyn
The Miami sky was a bruised palette of violet and burning gold, the kind of sunset that felt too beautiful for a city so jagged. The heat of the day still clung to the asphalt, radiating upward in shimmering waves as Jovan’s matte-black Triumph slowed to a purr in front of Shae’s place.
He killed the engine. The sudden silence was heavy, filled only by the distant rhythm of the Atlantic crashing against the shore.
I fumbled with the strap of my helmet, my fing
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