Forty-seven

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I clutched the wheel tightly as I drove at high speed. I had waited for an hour after Nathan left, Mira had spared me a smile but no one. I wonder if she was worried that I was going to rat her out I would never, I've given her my word. Right now, I had only one focus, to find out what the Dark Hour was and why Nathan didn’t want me anywhere near it. The city lights blurred past, neon signs flashing like secrets meant only for those bold enough to chase them. I parked two streets away, slipped out, and walked toward the front of what looked like a club. The bass throbbed through the walls, deep and steady, like a heartbeat I wasn’t supposed to hear. A line of people snaked outside, but none of them looked ordinary. Too polished. Too sharp. Men in tailored suits with expressions carved f

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