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The Complication

Author: Orion Vale
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-10 12:50:34

Present Day - Friday Afternoon

Rebecca Webb stands in Aria's living room like a ghost from Marcus's past, her designer heels clicking nervously on the hardwood floor.

She's exactly what Aria expected and nothing like she prepared for.

Tall, blonde, impeccably dressed. The kind of woman who looks like she's never had an ungraceful moment in her life.

The kind of woman who's still legally married to Aria's husband.

"I know this is awkward," Rebecca says, her voice carrying the slight accent Aria remembers Marcus mentioning. "But we need to talk."

Sophie sits at the kitchen table, coloring with determined focus while pretending not to listen to the adult conversation happening ten feet away.

Marcus paces by the window, checking the street for surveillance every few seconds.

"You said someone approached you," Aria says, trying to keep her voice steady. "Tell me exactly what happened."

Rebecca perches on the edge of the sofa like she might need to run at any moment.

"Tuesday morning, a man
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