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Chapter 59: Prison Threat

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last update Fecha de publicación: 2026-05-22 18:01:54

Evangeline’s Pov

Marcus called me Thursday morning before I was fully awake and his voice had that tight controlled quality it got when things were very bad.

"We have a serious problem," he said.

"What?"

"I have a source inside the FBI field office. He told me last night that the investigators are building two cases simultaneously. One against Victor for the south site fraud. One against you for conspiracy."

"I already know about the arrest warrant."

"There is more. My source says the lead pros
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