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Chapter 11 — The Watcher in the Dark

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last update Veröffentlichungsdatum: 16.03.2026 09:49:49

Conrad Vladmoss POV

I have been in this hotel room for three days, the curtains drawn tight against the outside world. Maps are spread across the bed, cluttered with markings and circled towns, each one a potential hiding spot or a place to find him. Cold coffee sits on the desk beside my laptop, which displays seventeen browser tabs I’ve long since stopped pretending to read. An ashtray holds two abandoned cigarettes, both smoked only briefly; I don’t smoke, not really. I picked up the habit
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