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THE COMPASS AND THE CRUMBLING EMPIRE / Chapter 1 / 10

Chapter 1 - THE ANNIVERSARY AMBUSH

(The opening text provided sets the stage: Claire Bennett sits across from her husband, Ethan, at Alder House in Seattle on their sixth anniversary, confronting his blunt confession that their marriage was a mistake and his sudden text from Vanessa.)

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