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I kneeled and whispered in his ear, "You have nothing to worry about, Mr. Jenner. I won't let anything happen to you. Do you remember the young girl you saved from a blast in North Averia 15 years ago, Mr. Jenner?"
In that instant, Jeremiah Jenner shuddered, his pupils constricting suddenly as he stared at me with an expression of total disbelief.
I winked at him before dragging the chair toward the corner against the room's load-bearing wall—the sturdiest spot in the entire room.
I looked at the countdown and noted that there were still ten seconds left before I turned to look at the doorway one last time. I could see Callum holding Shirley through the crack, looking utterly worried.
I then
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