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Chapter 72: Compromised

Author: Lola Rae
last update publish date: 2026-05-22 18:14:01

Evangeline's Pov

Marcus came for a legal visit on a Wednesday and I sat across from him in the attorney meeting room which was smaller than the regular visiting room and had no plexiglass and instead had a table between us and a guard standing outside the door.

He looked like he had not slept and his tie was loose and he had a folder on the table in front of him that he had not opened yet.

"What happened?" I asked.

"My office was broken into four nights ago," he said.

"When were you going to te
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