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It takes a few moments for the rest of the team to check the
place, make sure it’s cleared not only of enemy combatants but also booby traps
such as IEDs. But when they return to the stone room, they reveal themselves to
be the Poseidon Brothers and even Deputy Inspector Millen. I fully expect the
meaty muscleheads to possess the God-given talent to clear a room at will, but
I never would have guessed Millen had it in him. I figured him for a desk
jockey only. But the man is a killer. Thank God he’s on our side. Thank God
they’re all on our side, Andrea included.
“What happened, Chase?” she says,
as soon as she has everyone’s attention. “Start from the beginning.”
I start from the start, with the
piece of old parchment slipped under my door, the words handwritten on it
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