Claiming Emery
The call went through on the second ring
“Elijah. I want the footage from the restaurant. Every hallway camera, cross-check for unknown individuals. Anyone not on the guest list and pull Intel on the caballos, the contis, and anybody else with a death wish.”
“Yes, sir," Elijah replied without hesitation.
I hung up and parked at an old bridge I didn't know for how long I stood there for, but I later ended up booking a hotel
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The next morning, I met Emery at the balcony, drinking coffee from the mugs I had kept for her, but she froze, and I knew something was wrong the moment she stopped breathing.
Emery sat across from me, her fingers frozen around her coffee mug, her skin draining of all c
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