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Chapter 73: Private Security and Hidden Warnings (Part 1)
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2026-06-22 06:15:24POV: Evelyn Reeve
The morning in Miami usually hums with the gentle rhythm of the Atlantic breeze filtering through the shutters.
Today, however, the air inside Shae’s living room felt heavy. Stagnant. Like the pressure before a hurricane.
Shae was pacing a frantic line in front of the sofa, her phone gripped so tight her knuckles were white. The sharp clack-clack-clack of her heels against the marble floor grated on my nerves, echoing the erratic beating of my own
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