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A Ghost in the System

last update publish date: 2025-06-20 17:16:12

Ashley’s POV

The air inside the FBI headquarters was always cold, sterile, and scented faintly of burnt coffee, toner, and tension.

It clung to the skin like static, setting nerves perpetually on edge.

The rhythmic clicking of keyboards echoed faintly over the hum of computers and distant voices trading information like it was weapons.

I sat at my desk in the far corner of the cyber operations wing, watching over two dual monitors, their pale glow lighting my face in blue and white.

As my f
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non non non, Fernando ne doit pas laisser Michael partir pour être avec Archer, ils sont fait pour être ensemble, j'aime le couplé Michael/Fernando et je déteste Archer
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