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Chapter 29 "A Sister's Gamble"
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LATER THAT NIGHT – SAFE HOUSE – SECRET MEETING ROOM The air was thick inside the dimly lit room, stale with the scent of old leather, dust, and the faint metallic tang of tension. The muted hum of the broken air conditioner filled the silence as Jason pushed open the door, his shadow stretching long across the floor. Heads turned. Alexander, Marcus, Dante, Nikolai, Damien—and Isabella. Jason stepped inside, his presence cutting through the heavy air like a blade. He caught Isabella’s eyes, just for a second. The quiet intensity there nearly stopped him in his tracks. She quickly looked away, but he’d seen enough—the worry she masked, the storm she carried for Charlotte. He closed the door behind him with a click that seemed to echo."Jason," Alexander said, voice low and commanding, "take a seat." Without hesitation, Jason crossed the room and sank into the empty chair beside Isabella. Papers littered the scarred table—maps, coded notes, surveillance reports—all of it a test
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