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The phone call

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Ashley’s POV

I always imagined I would end my day with the quiet satisfaction of peeling off my blazer, setting my badge on the kitchen counter, and letting the silence of my apartment wrap around me like a well-earned blanket.

That’s all I wanted tonight—peace, nothing more complicated than the sound of Michael’s footsteps moving about in the living room, or his low voice asking if I wanted tea.

But of course, the FBI doesn’t believe in quiet endings.

It was nearly eight when I finally powered down my terminal at headquarters. My brain felt like wet paper, flimsy and ready to collapse.

“Hey, Ashley!”

I didn’t even need to look. That sing-song tone belonged to Daniel Cross, one of the new guys from my training batch.

He leaned against my cubicle wall, his tie already loosened, his grin stretching wide enough to make me want to melt into the floor.

“We’re heading out for drinks. You coming?”

I forced a smile that I hoped looked polite.

“Not tonight. I’m exhausted.”

“Exhausted is e
Osarumwense Osakue

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