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Truth Unmasked
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2026-09-13 22:00:00The hallway felt different the moment Ethan walked out of the interrogation room. It was quiet the way the air becomes after thunder tears through the sky and leaves the world momentarily stunned. A storm had passed, and all that remained was the heavy, humming silence that comes after truth had finally been spoken.
Ethan stood a few feet away with the people who had waited for him—Lydia, Elena, Adrian, Aria curled up in Elena’s arms, and Evelyn hovering close. Their little cluster f
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