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LINDEN

“Grace? I called her name again, but she entered the driver’s seat unscathed.

When I turned around, pointing a gun at the quick, heavy footsteps in our direction, I saw Jasper instead. I couldn’t contain my happiness. Relief filled my chest to see him alive. I ran towards him.

“What the fuck are you doing here?” His eyes widened to see before he hugged me tight. I could see he was also happy to see a familiar face.

“I could ask the same thing.”

“Can we cut the reunion short?” Called out Grace.

We sprinted to the car. I took the passenger’s seat. Jasper went to the backseat, and Grace hit the gas towards the main road.

“How did you two get here together?” Amused, he asked.

Grace ignored his question. Instead, she said, “Let me guess, you’re burned. Your cover is blown.”

“We are supposed to meet a buyer today, but Ilya suddenly felt unease in the morning, the paranoid he already was. I instantly knew something was going on. When he asked me to pick up the package from t