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Chapter 10: The First Lie

ผู้เขียน: NYXELLE GRAYSON
last update วันที่เผยแพร่: 2026-07-10 16:35:51

POV: Arsen Dragunov

The report landed on Arsen's desk just after sunrise, and by the third line, his hands had gone perfectly still in the way they only did when something inside him had already decided violence was coming.

"Captain Osei falsified the security rotation,"

Nikolai said, standing across the desk with the posture of a man delivering news he already knew would end badly.

"The gala. The rooftop above Aldrich Street. He signed off on a cl

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