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Chapter 5 - THE SECOND TRAITOR The fight lasted less than two minutes.

It felt like an hour.

Maria slammed Eleanor into a glass cabinet.

Eleanor grabbed a brass lamp.

Maria drew a knife.

Then—

BANG.

Maria collapsed.

Arthur Vale, Julian’s head of security, stood in the doorway.

Smoke curled from his weapon.

Eleanor almost cried with relief.

“Call an ambulance.”

Arthur didn’t move.

“Arthur?”

He slowly locked the nursery door.

Julian understood first.

“No…”

Arthur smiled.

“Maria was expendable.”

Eleanor’s blood went cold.

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Arthur raised the gun toward Julian.

“Your brother sends his regards.”

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