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Chapter 11: The Betrayal
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2024-09-02 18:07:54As Lena prepared for the next steps in their campaign against Daniel, the weight of their progress felt both exhilarating and heavy. The evidence they had amassed was substantial, and the investigation was advancing, but the threats had escalated as well. It was during this critical period that Lena received an unexpected visitor: David Carter.
David had been a mutual friend of both Lena and Daniel. He was someone Lena had trusted implicitly, a confidant who had been there for her during some of her darkest moments. His arrival at Alex’s house was a surprise, but it wasn’t just his visit that unsettled her; it was the urgency and tension in his demeanor.
“Lena, I need to talk to you,” David said, his voice unusually tense and his eyes darting around as if he feared being overheard. “It’s about Daniel.”
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