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Chapter 110: Chapter 110: The Terms of Surrender
Jake remained in Box 14 for a long moment after the door clicked shut behind Alex and Anna. The room felt strangely empty, the scent of Anna’s expensive perfume lingering in the stagnant air like a reminder of a world he no longer belonged to. He looked down at his right hand; the knuckles were red and beginning to throb with a dull, rhythmic heat that matched the pulse in his jaw.
’Protecting me?’ Jake thought, a bitter scowl deepening the lines on his face. He replayed Alex’s frantic, desperate words in his head. ’From what? He’s just reaching for anything to stay above water. A classic Alex maneuver.’
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