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Chapter 65: Edge of Deception

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​The air inside the safehouse remained heavy, burdened by the unsaid accusations hanging between us.

The documents Zane had left behind were like a slow-acting poison, curling around my thoughts and twisting every memory I had of Julian into a question mark.

​For the next two days, I found myself testing him. I deliberately altered our patrol schedules, dropped encrypted data packets in his blind spots, and simulated minor security breaches to see how he would react.

Was his fierce protecti
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The trap has sprung on the highway, and Julian is fighting for his life in the dark! 💥 Will Clara survive this brutal ambush, and what is Zane hiding behind that mysterious gaze? 🤫✨ ​The storm in the capital is only beginning—drop a comment and share your theories before the next chapter drops! 🚀📖

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