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Chapter 31 – The Breaking Point

Author: Mona pauley
last update publish date: 2026-01-17 00:01:38

The city seemed calm from above, but Isabella knew better. Every street, every alley, every glowing window held unseen danger. Her mother’s face flashed in her mind, caught in that photo Alexander had shown her. Only minutes old, yet it felt like hours had passed since. The cracks in the pavement outside their old apartment, the same ones she had avoided countless times as a child, now seemed like warnings carved into the world itself.

Alexander stood near the window, hands behind his back, h
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