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My brother actually laughed at dinner and said, ‘I sold that useless laptop of yours for five hundred bucks. Finally got rid of your junk.’ My cousins cheered him on. Then he added, almost proudly, ‘Already handed it off to the buyer.’ I got up, stepped outside, and called my supervisor. By the time I made the report, the FBI cyber team was already tracking the device…

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I looked at Derek’s name until it blurred.

He had stolen from me, laughed about it, lied, and detonated half the family in one greedy act. And somehow, there was still more underneath it.

Because someone had contacted him before the sale.

And if that was true, then the story he had told himself—that this continue reading …

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