The next morning, Maya woke up earlier than she expected.For a few seconds, she stayed under the covers, staring at the ceiling while her mind slowly caught up with her. The events of the previous night came back in pieces—the conversation with Victor, everything they had uncovered so far, and the uncomfortable feeling that Cassie was still keeping something from her.She reached for her phone from the bedside table before she even sat up.A few notifications were waiting for her. Maya ignored most of them and opened her messages first.She wasn’t expecting to see Victor’s name.“ My friend finally found something. We tracked Austin.”Maya sat up immediately.She read the message again.Then a third time, just to make sure she hadn’t misunderstood it.Austin.After all the searching, all the questions and dead ends, they finally knew where he was.A smile slowly appeared on Maya’s face.She quickly typed a reply.“ Are you serious?”The response came almost immediately.“ Very. I’ll
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