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Chapter 32: Unmasking the Assassin
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"Let her be," Seth said softly as he gently laid Charlotte down to rest on a clean booth cushion. Seeing Jason’s intensely curious glance, he added, "She will sleep for a full day. By the time she wakes up, even this little scar will have completely disappeared."

Jason was burning with a million questions, but he knew right now was not the time to push it. The way he looked at Seth had fundamentally changed. He had always just viewed him as the stoic, distant bodyguard who had watched over him
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