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was distant. The warm, easy man I had walked in with had quietly stepped away.
“Nathan,” I said softly, “are you all right?”
He did not answer right away. Instead, he walked to the nightstand. He opened the top drawer and took out a small key, holding it for a moment as if it carried far more weight than it should.
My breath caught.
He unlocked the bottom continue reading …
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