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Chapter 21 - The Federal Investigation

Author: Nora Whitfield
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-18 22:07:42

Everything changed in a way that didn’t feel dramatic, not at first. No one was banging on the door. Nobody called in the middle of the night. Just a quick buzz on Selena’s phone, a news alert sliding across her screen. One sentence, and the ground sort of shifted under her. Honestly, it hit her harder than any courtroom verdict she’d ever heard.

She just stared, mouth dry, fingers floating above the screen’s light. Touching the words felt risky, like if she pressed too hard, the news would bur
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