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Chapter Thirteen - The Call

Author: Marley Moris
last update publish date: 2026-04-10 14:31:58

The morning came easy.

Anthony sat at the Marcus kitchen table with a cup of coffee he hadn't made himself and the particular comfort of a house that knew how to hold people well.

Marcus came in at seven-thirty, dressed with the energy of a man who had made peace with mornings long ago.

"Did you sleep well?" he asked.

"Really well actually."

Marcus poured his coffee and sat across from him.

They talked the way men talked when they were genuinely comfortable.

At some point Marcus said something
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