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145|Ezra brother

Author: Nyssa Kim
last update Last Updated: 2026-01-12 18:43:58

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Alaric pov

“I found the owner of the ring and everything you asked me to dig up.”

The man spoke with a lazy smirk, blond hair perfectly styled, cunning blue eyes glinting as he lifted the envelope into the air. His legs were crossed, posture relaxed, gaze fixed on me with nothing but amusement. His head tilted slightly as he studied my face.

Francesco Rossi.

Esther’s ex.

A criminal. A thief. A black-market dealer.

One of the strongest information brokers in New York.

I knew of his connection to Esther because of the background checks I had run on everyone who had ever been close to Isla, including her friends, anyone who could be considered a potential threat. That was when I found out she’d dated Francesco back in college. They’d broken up after he cheated on her.

None of that mattered.

I sat across from him in the café, the time reading 11 p.m.—seven hours after Isla had been kidnapped. The place was silent, closed for the night, booked entirely for this meeting.

My eyes never
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