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Kira pulled her car into her regular parking space on the side of the street in front of her apartment. She took a moment to collect herself before getting out. She had been gone for four days. In that time, she had spent hours in quiet solitude between lengthy phone calls with her mother, reassuring chats with her grandfather, and an update from Nick to let her know the security footage in the precinct’s holding area had been tampered with. She had even contacted Maya to fill her in on what had happened with the Professor, who had expressed no remorse for Croft’s fate. Kira didn’t blame her.
Her first night alone in the cabin had been a long one, but when nothing happened as each day passed, she felt herself relax a bit more. She had taken the time to visit Kevin on the way home, tak
