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CHAPTER 94 — AFTER THE LOCKDOWN The alarms didn’t last long. They weren’t meant to. Just a low signal sent through the security system—enough to alert the guards without turning the house into chaos. Within minutes the sound faded, leaving behind a strange quiet that felt heavier than the noise. Sienna stayed by the door for a moment after Damien left. She could still hear his footsteps and Isabelle’s moving down the hall, their voices low and too distant to make out. Then even that disappeared. ⸻ She shut the door slowly and locked it like he had told her. The soft click echoed in the room. For a second she just stood there, staring at the handle. Someone let him out. The thought circled her mind again and again. Not escaped. Not broke out. Someone let him out. Which meant
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