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Chapter 11

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Mei didn’t hesitate.

She moved first—fast, quiet—like her body had already decided what her mouth hadn’t said yet. She planted herself between Zoya and the door, metal bottle lifted in her hand like it could split bone if it needed to.

Zoya stood behind her, frozen in place. Heartbeat too loud. Breath too shallow. The apartment suddenly felt smaller than it was.

The knock came again.

Hard. Impatient.

Then a voice, clear through the wood.

“Zoya.”

Mei leaned in and snapped, “Wrong apartment.”

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