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Alaric grabbed his phone, still staring at the last page like it might change.

He hit the contact and pressed the phone to his ear.

It rang once. Twice.

Then— “Yeah?” came the deep voice on the other end.

“It’s me,” Alaric said low. “Can we meet? Like—now.”

A short pause. Then, “Sure. Same spot...