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Chapter 367
Author: P.H.O.E.B.E
last update2026-07-06 22:40:49

The safe house was buried deep under the ruined streets of New York City. It was an old, forgotten basement under a broken American bank in Manhattan.

The walls were made of thick, grey concrete. The air was freezing cold and damp. It smelled like wet dirt, rusted metal, and old, dead leaves.

There were no windows. The only light in the room came from a cracked, stolen military tablet sitting on a dusty wooden crate.

Lying on a dirty mattress in the corner of the dark room was Jayden. He was
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