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CHAPTER 71

Author: Zeee Jibrin
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-05 20:06:02

The team sat in the dimly lit room, the heavy air thick with tension. Damon leaned against the wall, his arms crossed, staring at the floor as if the weight of the world was pressing down on him. Sophie and Ryan sat at the table, eyes fixed on him, waiting for him to speak. The silence stretched between them like a rope, taut and unyielding. Damon could feel the unease in the room, but the truth was, he didn’t have the answers they needed. How could he explain the betrayal that had torn at the very foundation of everything they had worked for? How could he tell them that someone close to them had turned against the team?

Sophie broke the silence, her voice soft but firm. “Damon, what happened out there? What did you find?” Her eyes were filled with concern, but there was an edge to her tone that revealed her frustration. She needed answers, and so did Ryan. Damon could feel their eyes boring into him, waiting for something, anything to explain what had transpired.

Ryan’s voice was mor
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