Stella’s heart leapt into her throat again.She looked at Aaron, barely breathing.Aaron looked back at her.His expression had turned grave.There was something shadowed in his deep eyes.Something almost melancholy.Before Stella could fully make sense of it, Aaron lowered his gaze.“To Dad, she was too fragile. The Hogarth family was going through a dangerous period back then, so he sent her back to Harbor City first.“No one expected that separation to become their last.”Stella said nothing.The words their last separation left a dull ache in her chest.“Seaborne has been making frequent moves lately,” Aaron continued. “After Evan went there, Amos also made contact with Henry Marker. You know who Henry is, right?”Stella went still.Henry Marker.She had heard Evan mention him before.She knew what kind of man he was.A major underground arms dealer in Seaborne.On the surface, he was just a businessman.But for years, he had repeatedly challenged Eirden, moving
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