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Chapter 14

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The ruins of the Everett Manor were a jagged silhouette against the bruised purple of the pre-dawn sky. Elena had ordered the reconstruction months ago, but she had commanded the architects to keep the "bones" of the house intact. She wanted the charred timber and the soot-stained stone. She needed to see the scars.

As the car pulled to a stop, the headlights cut through the thick Alpine mist, illuminating the skeleton of the grand foyer.

"Stay with the perimeter team," Elena told Marcus as she
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