Chapter 53 – The House That WaitedThe safehouse sat on the edge of the city, tucked behind rows of warehouses that looked like nothing but steel skeletons and dust. From the outside, it wasn’t anything worth noticing—a faded brick building with boarded-up windows, an old padlock on the front gate, weeds curling through cracks in the asphalt. To a stranger, it looked abandoned. But as Edward slid his black car into the narrow alley and pressed a hidden button on his key fob, the iron gate clicked open with a quiet snap.Daniel drove in behind them, his headlights dimmed, his shoulders hunched forward like he expected someone to jump out at them. Abby sat in the passenger seat of Edward’s car, her hands clenched in her lap. Ivy leaned between them from the backseat, peering out the tinted window, her face pale.The gate rolled shut behind them, and Edward parked close to the entrance. The place loomed around them, strange and silent, yet alive with the weight of secrets.Edward killed
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