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are we here again? Yo

muttered, her eyes

to bore peop

ripes while chatting with a professor. Elena's chest tightened. He looked exactly as he was the day they had

back," Elena sa

fee and a thumb drive she had programmed that morning. The plan was simple: spill the coffee o

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things were. His cologne hit her first sandalwood

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a stack of flyers. His hazel eyes flicked to

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ightly and smiled. "Y

the stage: "Liam B

he stage. Elena's pulse spiked. "Please. I

sweats like she had been running all day! So he didn't say anything... shhh! He just took out a

decrypter," he s

ries Vision. Elena inserted in her thumb drive, replacing it

d and smiled to him, s

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red. "This... this is

spotted her, Serena Cole, leaning against the exit. Her icy g

Elena thoug

phone buzzed onstage. He glanced at it, face paling, then g

meltdown as Liam left the stage a

ena's arm. "Did

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ena following. She quickened her pace, cuttin

d eloquent voice she used to deceive and manip

ou?" Elena k

smothering the scent of roses. "That stunt was cute. But play

rp. "Try it. I have already

econd, fear showed in her ey

ng. "Does she knows I'm from the

re just a rich girl playing re

ching gravel. Elena'

wn Nu

t to trust

threat, Liam's rage, and Noah's quiet help. At 2 a.m., s

do, Mom?" s

med to form into a woman's face (Clara) pointing

against the doorframe, holding two mugs.

eside her, handing her a

gonna ask?" s

ll me when y

e, the city lights stretching below. El

tries VP Resigns Ami

, "First strike"

looking towards the lab. "You're planning

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