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of Ethan. Be

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quietly refi

in one gulp.

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a room,"

smiled politely.

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ien Blackwood," he said. "I ne

ed two key cards on the desk. The man quickly grabbed one. Withou

in wasn't cooperating. Nothing was c

tepped into the elevator

ed a room. My key card worked immediately. I stepped inside. The ro

furniture. Floor-to-cei

d. Not my problem. I was too exhausted to care.

pse onto it, I heard the sou

on. Maybe housekeeping

ous guest had l

enough to investigate. I sat down on th

mething cold lande

roze. A man stood a few feet

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