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ntirely alone with the dead. The deafening, relentless roar of the rushing river below the
in the cramped cabin. Francesca was dead weight, her body slipping awkwardly against theI went down hard. A sharp, blinding pain shot up my left ankle, stealing the breath from my lungs. I bit down on my lip so hard
ly over the steering wheel. I adjusted my heavy wool coat over her shoulders, ensuring it draped naturally, and made sure m
melted into the freezing shadows of the dense woods. I crouche
have to w
night. Headlights slashed through the darkness as a black Cadillac swerv
. A few exaggerated gunshots rang out, echoing off the canyon walls. Then, stepp
ted hero of this narrative. He engaged in a brief, highly theatrical scuffle with his own hired *associates*. From my vantage point in th
ensive blue fabric. A calculate
his bleeding arm, his face twisting into a mask of manufactured agony and desperat
he driver's s
a masterclass in fake heartbreak. "Don'
und the stiffening, blood-soaked corpse of my traitorous maid, burying his face in
y wind biting at my cheeks, watching the Under
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