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Chapter 32

Penulis: TEG
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-21 15:25:58

Isabella's POV

The city smelled of wet iron, exhaust, and the salt-tang of the approaching storm.

I was standing on a gravel-strewn rooftop in Long Island City, three miles from the Sterling Tower. I was wearing a black windbreaker and heavy jeans I’d lifted from a maintenance locker during my crawl through the HVAC system. My hair was tucked under a dark beanie, my face obscured by the grime of the tunnels. To the world, I was a ghost. To the sensors, I was invisible.

I pulled a new phone fro
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