turned quieter and the air smelled of damp earth. The drive was long, filled wit

el, his gaze locked on the road ahead. But Ava

just prote

reparing

. The address on the screen felt like a ticking time bomb, a

s walking straight

this," she murmured,

tightened.

profile in the dim light. "Why,

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adn't seen in years. And damn him,

p in front of an old warehouse. The place was surrounded by t

urned. "This doe

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ated, the

ion. Every footstep echoed, bouncing off the metal walls. A single ligh

h ease. The inside was worse-dust-coated floors, b

ed. "Looks

an we're alone,"

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fr

warehouse, a figure em

h caught in

t softened him. His sharp features, the wa

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me out barely

le J

his gaze locking onto the

s Ca

ho had vanished after her father's death

here he w

er, something unreadable

ave out. "How... h

"I had to disappear. It was t

spun. "Safe

settling back on her. "From the s

left h

arkened. "You expect

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and pulled out a worn env

she took it, her pulse h

t want to

to see whatever

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ent that would c

was inside, there wo