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Chapter 33: The Icebreaker
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2026-06-10 08:05:11POV: Evelyn Reeve
Chloe’s shadow had finally retreated, but the suffocating weight she left behind still pressed against my chest. I sat frozen. My eyes were locked onto the glowing monitor, but the spreadsheets were nothing more than a blur of neon lines and meaningless numbers.
My fingers hovered over the keyboard, twitching aimlessly.
Click. Click. Click.
The cursor blinked at me—a rhythmic, mocking heartbeat in the silence of my mind.
To my left, I could
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