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Point Of Origin

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-02-22 12:26:32

HANNAH’S POV:

Lucas, who was sitting beside me, made a low sound in his throat.

"The archive room," Elijah said quietly.

"Yes." The detective folded his hands. "The accelerants were concentrated there more heavily than anywhere else in the building. Whoever started this fire wanted that room gone first and most completely. The rest of the damage spread outward from that point. But the archive room was the clear primary target."

I looked down at my hands in my lap because I did not want anyone t
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