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last update Date de publication: 2025-03-24 16:38:39

Chapter 31

The truck traveled over rough roads, jostling the crates along with them. The air in it was stale and heavy with the scent of old wood and damp metal. Lena hunched in the corner, her muscles wound tight.

They'd escaped the ship, but they were far from safe.

Noah jammed his head into a gap in the truck's door. His jaw was clenched. "Inland. Sounded like an area of warehouses."

Damien leaned against a crate. "Better than open roads. Fewer eyes."

Evelyn crossed her arms. "Or more place
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