Chapter 42

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The name hung in the air like a ghost. Harrison Vance. I grabbed my jacket and slowly backed away from the door. If he was downstairs, if he was still watching me, then staying in my room wasn't safe. I couldn't risk it. I slipped out through the fire escape, my heart pounding as I hurried down the stairs. I barely knew the campus, and I had no idea where to go, but there was one person I knew I could trust. Victor. He was the one person who would always come for me. I found a quiet spot behind the library and immediately called him. He answered on the first ring. "Lara? I was just about to call you. My dad received a strange call from someone using our family name. Harrison. What's going on?" "He's here, Victor." My voice trembled. "He's at my school. He says he's my uncle." Th

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