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CHAPTER 57

Author: Tellachino
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-10 23:53:14

Pain shot through Fiona’s shoulder as she pressed her back against a rusted metal crate. Blood seeped through her coat, warm against the cold night air. Her breathing was steady despite the sharp sting—she couldn’t afford panic.

William was alive. And he wasn’t alone.

The shot had been a warning. If he wanted her dead immediately, he wouldn’t have missed.

A cold wind howled through the deserted docks, rattling the chains that hung from the towering shipping containers. The air smelled of salt and rust, a grim setting for the showdown that had been inevitable since the moment she decided to take him down.

Footsteps crunched against the gravel. Slow. Purposeful.

“Fiona,” William’s voice rang out, smooth and confident. “Come out. Let’s talk.”

She gritted her teeth. Talk? That wasn’t why he was here.

A flickering streetlight cast jagged shadows across the maze of containers. Fiona counted at least three figures—William and two of his men, their silhouettes shifting in the dim light. They
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