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Chapter 19: Investigation

Author: Divine Osas
last update publish date: 2025-12-27 20:54:24
"Zade," Cole said finally, his voice even. "There’s something you don’t know."

There was a brief pause on the other end of the line. Zade Russo was not a man who liked pauses unless he controlled them.

"I’m listening," Zade replied.

Cole exhaled slowly, choosing his words. "Nearly three months ago, Sylvie was almost kidnapped."

There was a brief silence. Not the casual kind of the distracted kind. This was the silence of a man processing information quickly, weighing implications.

"Alm
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