โThe blue and red lights of the police cruisers strobed against the boathouse windows, turning the scene into a jagged, rhythmic nightmare.โ"The ledger!" I screamed, ignoring the chaos of the two men fighting.โThat book was the only thing that could prove my father's innocenceโor Julianโs guilt. Without it, I was just a girl living in a dead manโs house, fueled by the whispers of a liar. I didn't think. I didn't hesitate. I dived.โthe water of the lake was a shock of ice, a physical blow that punched the air from my lungs. It was pitch black, a liquid grave that tasted of iron and silt. I kicked downward, my fingers clawing at the dark, until they brushed against something hard and leather-bound.โI grabbed it, clutching the sodden book to my chest like a shield, and broke the surface, gasping for air.โ"Elara! Get out of the water!" Julianโs voice roared over the wind.โI hauled myself onto the slippery dock, shivering violently. Marcus was on the ground, groaning, as Julian stood
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