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Chapter 76: The Letter That Waited

作者: DadieT
last update 公開日: 2026-07-07 05:54:00

The convoy raced toward Black Ridge.

Mud sprayed behind the Land Cruisers as they climbed the winding forestry road.

No one spoke.

Each person was occupied by a different fear.

Patricia thought of Glen.

Alison wondered whether every answer they sought would only create more questions.

Bethwel replayed the investigation in his mind, realizing he had been chasing carefully planted evidence for weeks.

Alex stared through the windscreen.

Not on the road.

At the smoke.

It was beginning to thin.

"The
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