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Chapter 62 The Falsified Fate

Author: R.J. Sterling
last update publish date: 2026-06-09 00:16:08
“—turn on the hand,” he finishes, and lets my wrist go, and the warmth of his thumb leaves a cold spot behind on my skin.

“Yes. I know. I have known since the first night, since you walked into my lobby counting the exits and pretending to count the cameras, and I let you think I could not tell the difference. I bought a thing that is built, at its core, to kill the man who holds it. I did it with both eyes open. You can decide for yourself whether that makes me a fool, or a man who has simply s
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