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Chapter 29 — The Man Who Watches From the Shadows

Author: AuroraDreamer
last update publish date: 2026-03-29 15:21:20

Conrad POV

The photograph arrives at eleven at night. Rask sends it through the encrypted channel we agreed upon for sensitive updates, no message, no words, just the image. I sit alone in my study, the lights dim, a drink untouched beside my hand. For a few moments, I say nothing, simply stare at the image.

The camera captured the beach from the cliff road above, angled just right. The flower arch stands near the shoreline, pale against the darkening sky, delicate, almost absurdly hopeful.
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