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Chapter 34 – The Real Drive

Author: Elian Grey
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-08-06 20:00:54

Raine

"That's not the real flash drive, Raine."

Sierra's words echo in my head like a death knell.

The second hangs suspended in time as her words sink beneath my skin, twisting like a blade.

"What the hell did you just say?" I whisper.

Sierra steps out of the smoke like a devil in heels—gun in one hand, the real flash drive dangling in the other like bait. Her smile is razor-sharp, her eyes alight with brutal satisfaction.

“You heard me.” She taps the drive against her palm. “You’ve been playing checkers all along. I’m playing chess.”

 Taking a step closer, my heart pounding so loudly I could barely hear myself speak. "How long have you had it for?"

"Long enough to wipe out whatever you believed you had on Larsson. And to include a few things he'd murder to keep hidden."

I glance at Cassian, where blood still clings to his temple. His jaw tightens,

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