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Chapter 120

作者: A. Leilani
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Chapter 120

MATTHEW

I broke every traffic law on the way to Theo's school, my hands white-knuckled on the steering wheel, my mind cycling through worst-case scenarios.

Mia had approached my son. Had tried to convince him to leave school property with her. Had grabbed him hard enough that he'd felt scared.

The phone call with Theo had lasted less than two minutes, but his voice—small and frightened and trying so hard to be brave—had activated every protective instinct I possessed.

I should have
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