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Chapter 97: The Shadow in the Corridor

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The echo of Marcus’s panicked footsteps resounded through the vaulted stone corridors of Palazzo Altieri like a frantic, uneven pulse.

He didn't look back. His expensive leather shoes slipped against the polished marble as he tore through the western wing of the estate, heading frantically toward the private subterranean exit that led into the labyrinthine back alleys of the Trevi district.

Ten years. He had spent ten long, grueling years hiding in the shadows of Sicily and Rome, nursing his ha
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