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Chapter 7

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Echoes in the Dark

(Andra’s POV)

The newsroom felt heavier after everyone else went home.

Even the hum of the servers sounded cautious, like the machines knew something was wrong.

Leo was still at his desk, the blue light from his monitor reflecting off the half-empty mug beside him. I dropped the folder on the table—every printout, every copied log from the CCTV system.

“Tell me you found something,” I said.

He didn’t look up. “Not yet. The footage is corrupted halfway through—someone tampere
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