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114 - Security
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2021-10-04 17:00:28They were not out of the woods yet. The kidnappers were still out there, but there was time to celebrate small victories. Clara just wanted to keep on punching somebody, her blood was pumping adrenalin into her system, and she was so fired up that she could not sit still while they dressed the bruises on her face and the wounds on her hands.
Clara, Celine, and Max, together with their bodyguards gathered at Sebastian’s house to discuss what happened that afternoon. Celine still felt shaken, so everybody concentrated on making her feel better. She did not know whether to hug her sister or Max, not willing to let anyone go.
‘It’s going to be okay, Celine. We can hope they won’t try it again. But now they know they can’t just take you away. They’ll be mad, which means no more activities outside the office and your home,’ Sebastian looked at Clara pointedly
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