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Jayden rushed to her side, enfolding her in protective arms. “Tracy’s not ready to see you. Shall we leave?”

Misery etched deep lines across her features as she nodded in defeat. “What choice do I have? She’s hidden away like a turtle in its shell, and I can’t force her out.”

Jayden released a gentle sigh as he helped her rise.

Above them, unseen, Tracy watched their retreat through tear-glazed eyes.

Her phone’s sudden ring shattered her reverie—Hardy’s name blazed across the screen. Her movements were mechanical as she answered.

“Well done. Elyse gave up and left,” Hardy reported. “Your cover’s blown, but we can buy you some time.”

“She was crying

a day, her unease growing with each passing hour without news about Tracy. When the weight of uncertainty finally crushed her resolve, she sought out Jayden, who met

only spotted Lowell entering the villa complex, no

can’t be there, right?” A tremor of desperate hope threaded through

sagged beneath an invisible burden. “There are others

lower lip as determination crystallized within her. “Where’s this

want to see Tracy? Are you certain

have to try,” Elyse breathed, her resolve

the consequences, Jayden relented. “Very well, I’ll

villa area. At a particular entrance, Elyse stood mesmerized by the dying sun, her emotions churning like storm-tossed

the doorbell. Once, twice, then frantically she pressed it, each chime swallowed by crushing silence. As desperation seized her, her fists thundered against the door. “Tracy, I know you’re in there! Please come out!” Her anguished pleas echoed unanswered until she collapsed, tears streaming down her

side, enfolding her in protective arms. “Tracy’s not

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