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Chapter 1: The Extraction "...left handprints around her throat?" I finished, my voice dropping to a gravelly whisper that seemed to freeze the air in the room. The ambient chatter of the Easter party outside the study door faded into a dull, meaningless hum. / Chapter 18 / 20

Chapter 18: The Meeting

Chapter 18: The Meeting

The door swung open, squeaking on cheap hinges. Richard’s brief moment of relief evaporated instantly into sheer, paralyzing horror.

I stood in the doorway, dressed in tactical black, the suppressed Glock resting easily in my gloved hand. The neon sign from the motel parking lot cast long, sinister shadows across my face. I stepped inside and kicked the door shut behind me, the sound echoing like a judge's gavel.

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"You aren't sorry you hurt her," I said, my voice barely a whisper, yet it filled the small, filthy room with crushing pressure. "You're just sorry I found out."

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