For a moment, Amara couldn't move. She stood there, looking from Stanley to Braxton and back again, unable to find a response.A minute earlier, Oscar had killed two men in front of Stanley and openly questioned whether he had the nerve to stop him.Stanley had said nothing. He had stepped aside and let him go.And now Braxton had asked one careful, measured question and died for it.This man wasn't what he appeared to be. The pleasant future she had been quietly building in her mind suddenly collapsed under a harsh reality. Her own future, and that of her family, felt uncertain in ways she could not yet define."Take everyone. Deal with this place."He glanced at Amara once, without warmth, gave the order, and turned to leave.There wasn't a hint of comfort, not even an acknowledgment. He regretted the plan now. She could see that clearly enough.Why hadn't he simply continued pressuring the Chamberlains through conventional means? Instead, he had taken a different approach, t
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