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CHAPTER 15: Late Shift (Leo POV)
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2026-02-04 13:01:16The neon sign above the diner buzzed one last time before flickering off at 2:17 a.m. I flipped the lock on the front door, wiped my hands on the rag tucked in my apron pocket, and stepped out into the cold. The street smelled like exhaust and yesterday’s rain. My breath fogged in front of my face.
Three days. Three full days since Kira answered a text. She’d gone quiet before, long stretches when she was crashing at a new foster place or pulling
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