CHAPTER 94 AVA The officers didn't fan out into the crowd. Instead, acting with terrifying, rehearsed speed, they marched straight down the corridor toward the service exit. And right behind them, stumbling backward out of the hallway with her hands raised in absolute bewilderment, was Anita. Her navy dress was splattered with thick, dark, wet blood. In her trembling hands, she was clutching a heavy, blood-soaked hunting knife. "No….wait!" Anita screamed, her voice cracking as the tactical officers swarmed her, slamming her brutally against the marble pillar beneath the hanging corpse. "I didn't do this! I swear to God, I didn't touch him!" "Drop the weapon! Down on the ground! Do it now!" the lead officer roared, kicking the knife out of her hand. It skidded across the floor, coming to a rest near my feet. I froze. My head snapped toward Liam, and my stomach dropped. His face had gone dark, completely unreadable. The atmosphere in the room shifted in an instant, and a chill cr
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