Chapter 23

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Hearing the door close, my eyes opened. It was still nighttime, moonlight flooded the room through the windows. I sat up to find Adam missing from his spot beside me. Where could he be? The bathroom light was off and he wasn't in the room. I laid back down, telling myself he probably got up to check on his dad. I sighed heavily, now wide awake. My mind immediately kicked into high gear, thinking of all the things that could be wrong. It's probably nothing, I told myself. I tried to go back to sleep, but nearly an hour passed and Adam still had not returned. I sat up and looked at the clock. Where could he be at 2 o'clock in the morning? I got out of the bed and peeked my head outside the bedroom door. The hallway was empty, except for two men standing guard at Malcom's door. I clos

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