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2026-04-26 15:00:00The storm had calmed by morning, but the silence it left behind was worse. It sat heavy in the air — a stillness that pressed on the chest, as if the world was holding its breath.
Adrian stood in the kitchen, a mug of untouched coffee cooling between his palms. The faint hum of the refrigerator filled the room, the only sound in an otherwise quiet penthouse. He hadn’t slept. His body was still wired from the night before — the image of Vincent’s shadow outside the building repl
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