r and the quiet streets were a welcome change from the city's chaos. She rented a modest one-bed

etired schoolteacher who seemed to know everyone in town. Maeve's kindness was a balm to Ele

her. Pausing, she glanced around but saw nothing out of the ordin

a grainy security camera photo of Elena leaving a train stat

ding," he

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ing about her first. I don

of his search and were curious. Why was the ruthless Dominic Santoro

her doorstep one evening. He introduced himself as Marcus, claiming to be a representative of a publishing ho

She had no idea just how close he

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