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chapter 48: The Debt No one Escapes

Author: Mona pauley
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Chapter 48: The Debt No One Escapes

The silence in the room was not empty. It was heavy, thick with things that had been left unsaid for too long. She felt it pressing against her chest, making each breath slower, more deliberate, as though the air itself was watching her.

The door closed behind her.

Not loudly. Not violently.

Just enough to remind her that she was no longer in control of what happened next.

He stood near the window, his back to her, shoulders rigid. The city lights reflected f
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