She Offered Me Millions to Leave / Chapter 5: Shadows at Midnight
She Offered Me Millions to Leave

She Offered Me Millions to Leave

Author: Ronald Thompson

Chapter 5: Shadows at Midnight

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That night, as I get out of my car to head home, two shadows dart up behind me.

I barely have time to react—a sharp pain at the back of my head, the world spinning. The last thing I see is the night sky, stars blurring as I hit the pavement. Then—nothing.

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