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You tell the police exactly what happened.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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My throat tightened. \u201cYou\u2026 you called the cops?\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m not risking you,\u201d he said. \u201cNot for pride. Not for the old rules.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Upstairs, a crash\u2014wood splintering. People shouted. Evan cursed. The sound of boots hit the steps, fast and heavy, and then the basement door shook under a battering ram. The lock gave way with a crack. Bright flashlights cut through the darkness.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cMa\u2019am?\u201d a woman\u2019s voice called. \u201cClaire Donnelly?\u201d<\/div>\n
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You tell the police exactly what happened.\u201d My throat tightened. \u201cYou\u2026 you called the cops?\u201d \u201cI\u2019m not risking you,\u201d he said. \u201cNot for pride. Not for the old rules.\u201d Upstairs, a crash\u2014wood splintering. People shouted. Evan cursed. The sound of boots hit the steps, fast and heavy, and then the basement door shook under a…<\/p>\n

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