She Was Attacked for Knowing a Forbidden Name—Then One Tiny Key Turned a Missing Man’s Secret Into the Family’s Most Dangerous Truth Yet
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Chapter 12
A young man with pale skin, dark hair, and hollowed-out eyes emerged slowly from the shadows, squinting painfully against the flashlight beam. "Is she... is she really gone? Can I finally leave this concrete tomb?" Ewan whispered, his voice trembling with years of psychological trauma.
"It's over, Ewan; you're stepping back out into the free world tonight under the full protection of federal law enforcement," Jaxson assured him firmly. Jaxson wrapped a warm jacket around Ewan's shoulders, guiding him carefully up the stairs and back into the brightly lit luxury foyer.
