CHAPTER 11 - Thirty Seconds to Ruin· · He looked directly at me. “A second picture. Much clearer. Much more… compelling.”· I felt the blood drain from my face. “You’re lying.”· “Am I? ” he asked casually. “You should check your inbox.”· My phone vibrated at that exact time.· I reached for it with shaking hands.· But he lifted his finger.· “I wouldn’t open it here,” he said. “You might faint.”· “You’re manipulating us,” I whispered.· “Maybe,” he said. “Or maybe I’m warning you.”· He walked toward the door, still smiling.· Before leaving, he stopped and turned slightly.· “Oh, and Ethan? ”· He looked up quickly.· Marcus’s smile disappeared totally.· · “You’re playing a game you don’t understand.”· Then he stepped out and closed the door behind him.· The silence he left behind felt deadly.· I felt myself shaking. “He knows something. He must.”· He approached me quickly. “Adrianlistendon’t panic yet.”· “Don’t panic? ” I whispered. “Marcus doesn’t b
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