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Chapter 121: Hollow Clues.

Author: Love
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-06-02 21:19:15

*****************************Etian’s POV********************

The precinct buzzed with confusion. Officers whispered in tight corners. Phones rang longer than they should. And the air—it carried this strange weight. Everyone could feel the storm coming, but no one dared say its name.

I stood at Aliana’s empty holding cell, my arms crossed tightly against my chest, my jaw locked. The door hadn’t been forced open, no signs of a struggle, and yet she was gone.

Vanished.

Claire paced the hallway just a few feet away, murmuring into her phone with Liz. Her shoulders were tense, her face pale. This wasn’t just another delay in the case. This was deliberate. Calculated.

“I need all the CCTV footage from the last six hours,” I barked at one of the guards. “Every hallway. Every exit. Don’t miss a frame.”

The guy flinched, then nodded and scrambled off.

Thanks to Mack, I was able to get my badge back. And fully back to work.

Claire hung up and approached me, her voice was quiet but urgent.

“Liz
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Same chapter repeated again..WTH
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