ring jolted Alec awake, his h

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the haze of alcohol

s Fu

he start, an angel investor

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ved his talent

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process it, an

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ers for Ocean's Dream sent a

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relied on, all his pride and success,

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contact to track me down, to uncover the meani

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, a colossus that could shift fo

f its founder, Braden Wallace, the hidden

mountains, crushing Alec's la

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ing for h

panic and pleading. "Maeve, who are you? Why did you hide this from me? I know I

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answer my calls. I'll do

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