ed the streets, the SUV turned d

aped cl

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voice was tense and his ha

and playing everything that had just

t w

owed," James tried agai

ice cool and firm. "Prepare a nozzle. We

ck to Spain? We didn't do anything her

a look that immed

n," I said, and finally my t

e, knew better t

****

weeks

ophie

tared at me, her posture s

d her like the

a little

ricks. Now I was Elena Maxwell and I h

aid in my mind, how clearly

arkness of those prison years. She helped me navigate in my pregnanc

visited h

and former assistant to Mrs. Jane

on the day I was released, and s

prison, where Mrs. Jan

of the device emerged high, but

long

he influence of Mrs Janetová en

ressive as I remembered. Her hair was perfectly stylized, her postu

warm embrace. The fabric of her uniform was

, my voice stable, ye

th a pleasing expression. "Look

I replied with

ly a few privileges. The space was thin but well main

round. "Where is my little Jona

is school," I explained. "He

ssion. "He grew up so fast. And yo

smiled in response. Mrs. Janet was alway

that I didn't miss. Her expression grew more serious

l and leaned forward, reached into

am," she said, and her professional ton

ble to me and her eyes locked up with mine. "

smooth edge of the file when I opened it with trembling hands

well. Late daug

nd suddenly stopped the name that sent me

the breath that

" I asked my voice unevenly, the eyes that thr

even though there

, "sorry," former husband ", is not just a drug trader who hides behind his so -called

y mind raced when I tried to p

see for yourself, so I ask

s and my eyes clearly slipp

oin. Timelines, agreements, accidents that I

of marriag

out of my lips before I realized I said it ou

forward, her tone company. "

mething other than the

d do is avenge .. for you .. For us. No

y throat felt as if it had closed itself. Bef

he screen. A s

and Mrs. Janet. They both nodd

to answer and lift the phone t

ice went through. Smooth, m

was necessary to give me a call? Turns out y

oice. Oh, God. I knew it too well. Even a

one so tighter my

voice low and shaky, though

lay hide and seek? Well, it's

thought, I ended the call, my trembling

my hand and landed on th

ad as she continued my chest. "N

d me out of my spiral thoughts. She lea

You have to! You

went out, we had s

the call came again .. a stran

oes it want?!

d I did it and gathered my determinat

ce went through .. a strange, almost ridicu

f it were a private joke. "I thought let me know ... I have y

art st

continued, and his tone without h

rom my neck, my voice sha

ine wa

d around the steering wheel. "She bluffs,"

whispered, trem

e he was Jonas's teacher. When I

?" I

"I tried to reach you. Jonas is... m

e a country

dashboard for support. My voice was frantic. "What do

ere a few minutes

t hear t

y hand as I shouted, "Turn

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bastard h