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Chapter 73: Hunting Anna
Author: Rachel Holt
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James Forno stood in his private surveillance room, watching the multiple screens that displayed live feeds from across Seron. His father had built this facility to monitor their business interests and potential threats, but James had repurposed it for more personal pursuits.

On the center screen, Anna's image remained frozen—the photograph he had been studying for three days. Her face, her posture, even the way sunlight caught her hair fascinated him in ways he could not fully explain.

"Sir, we have updated movement patterns," one of his intelligence operatives reported, bringing fresh documents to the desk. "The target follows a relatively predictable schedule despite her husband's security measures."

James accepted the papers without looking away from Anna's photograph. "Tell me everything."

"She trains in the morning, usually between six and nine. Medical appointments on Tuesdays. She attempts to go shopping at least twice weekly, though her security detail often prevents this. On
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