312. Courtesy Call
Author: Ashdenroth
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Soon after landing in Cobalt Cove, Alex had taken a private cab to Milton Heights, the only four-star hotel in the city, and reserved a business suite for the whole week.

By flying on a private jet and reaching the city in the middle of the night, he had avoided being swarmed by the media vultures, but he was soon about to find out that he hadn’t gone completely unnoticed.

As soon as Alex and Josiah were done unpacking, there was a knock on the door, and the manager of the hotel greeted them, a
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