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CHASE'S FOOTSTEPS HALTED the minute he stepped his foot inside the mansion, and his eyes fell on a particular innocent teenager perched on the floor in the middle of the living room. She had her books sprawled all over the coffee table and some on the floor with her pencil stuck between her lips while she stared into the space, obviously thinking.
Definitely about her escape plan.
Chase handed his suit coat to the guard beside him and tugged off his tie too before passing it to him along with his waist coat and cufflinks, silently telling him he knew where to take it. Once the guard left, Chase rolled the sleeves of his button down to his elbow and slowly took steps towards her, the sound of his shoes echoing in the silent room.
She still hadn't noticed him nor the sound his sh
