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Chapter 106: Evidence Held
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2026-05-05 12:00:56Sam's POV
Tonight the room seemed to shrink, heavy breath filling the space between thoughts. Walls held their silence like they knew what came next. What I planned sat weighty in the corners where light refused to reach.
Darkness filled the room, only broken by the quiet light of the computer. Each motion came slow, shaped by habit more than thought. Not a pause here - everything rested on what happened next. If anything took me before morning, someone still needed to know.
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