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Chapter 13 - The Senator's DesperationLater that evening, in a dimly lit, cheap motel room on the outskirts of New Jersey, former Senator Robert Parker—Jessica’s father—paced the floor like a caged animal.

"It’s all gone, Jess!" her father shouted, throwing a plastic cup of water against the stained wallpaper. "Our bank accounts, our stocks, our house in the Hamptons! All seized by Apex Global! How did one woman have that much power?"

"Because she’s a witch!" Jessica sobbed, curled up on the edge of the sagging mattress, clutching her designer handbag like a security blanket. "Dad, we have to do something! We can't live like this! We’re the Parkers!"

"We were the Parkers," her father corrected harshly, running a trembling hand through his thinning hair. "Listen to me, Jessica. I managed to stash a few thousand dollars in cash in a safety deposit box under an alias. We’re going to catch a flight to Europe tonight. We start over there."

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Jessica wiped her tears, a flicker of dangerous ambition returning to her eyes. "Europe? Yes... yes, okay. But what about Brendan? He called me earlier. He wanted me to rescue him."

"Brendan is dead weight," her father sneered, grabbing his coat. "Leave the fool to rot."

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