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Chapter 1: "House Rules" - Julian POV
Chapter 2: "All In" - Julian POV
Chapter 3: "Marked Cards" - Julian POV
Chapter 4: "The Aftermath of Confrontation" Julian POV
Chapter 5: "Echoes of Marcus" Julian POV
Chapter 6: "A New Demand" Julian POV
Chapter 7: "Shadows of the Past" Julian POV
Chapter 8: "The Local Historian" Julian POV
Chapter 9: "Nighttime Apparitions" Marcus POV
Chapter 10: "At the Alley Again" Julian POV
Chapter 11: "Debris and Clues" Julian POV
Chapter 12: "The Blogger’s Bite" Julian POV
Chapter 13: "Claire’s Cryptic Text" Claire POV
Chapter 14: "Pieces of the Puzzle" Julian POV
Chapter 15: "The Stalker in the Haze" Julian POV
Chapter 16: "Turmoil at the Bar" Marcus POV
Chapter 17: "Tensions with Claire" Marcus POV
Chapter 18: "The Lost Sketch" Julian POV
Chapter 19: "The Brewing Storm" Julian POV
Chapter 20: "The Hidden Room" Julian POV
Chapter 21: "Beacon of Secrets" Julian POV
Chapter 22: "Marcus's Confession" Marcus POV
Chapter 23: "Following the Paper Trail" Julian POV
Chapter 24: "Into the Storage Shadows" Julian POV
Chapter 25: "The Journalist’s Dig" Julian POV
Chapter 26: "Collision of Suspects" Julian POV
Chapter 27: "Web of Deceit" Julian POV
Chapter 28: "Descent into Childhood Shadows" Julian POV
Chapter 29: "Unlikely Alliances Form" Marcus POV
Chapter 30: "The Double-Cross" Julian POV
Chapter 31: "Cracks in the Dark" Julian POV
Chapter 32: "The Voucher’s Weight" Marcus POV
Chapter 33: "Sam’s Play" Julian POV
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Chapter 9: "Nighttime Apparitions" Marcus POV
I’m back at the flat, sprawled on the sofa, after walking out on Julian earlier. Couldn’t face him—not with that note, not with “twenty grand” and “bigger players” ringing in my head. I left him there, holding it, his eyes all worried and sharp. Now it’s night, the room dark except for the street...
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