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Wasted Effort

Author: Sabeeco
last update publish date: 2026-10-20 03:11:51

JASON

“Geez, I always thought checking those logs was a bit obsessive, and when you refused to talk about it, I just assumed it was high-level security protocol,” Ian muttered, a heavy wave of sympathy washing over him. “Why didn't you just say something, man?”

​“I was going to,” Aleric murmured, his jaw tight. “But right when I was closing in... they suddenly stopped coming to the pack house altogether.”

​“What?”

​The three of us blurted it out in unison, the sheer absurdity of the statement h
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