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Chapter 17

Author: Onyi Umeh
last update publish date: 2026-02-28 15:45:17

Edwin’s POV

The fluorescent lights in the break room buzzed like dying insects. I sat on the edge of the plastic chair, elbows on my knees, staring at the scuffed linoleum between my feet. My shirt was untucked on one side; the collar still crooked from where Daniel’s fingers had gripped it on the roof less than two hours ago. I hadn’t bothered to fix it. What was the point? The marks he left weren’t the kind you could straighten with a mirror.

The door swung open without warning.

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