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The Confrontation

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The corridor outside the secure office was silent in a way that felt unnatural, as if the building itself were holding its breath.

Jenna stood just beyond the reinforced glass door, fingers resting lightly against the biometric scanner. The faint blue light pulsed beneath her skin, reading her pulse, her heat, her identity. A soft click followed, and the door slid open.

Inside, the air smelled faintly of metal and antiseptic.

The man sat restrained in a steel chair bolted to the floor, wrists cuffed behind him, ankles chained. A strip of dried blood darkened the corner of his mouth where security had been less gentle than protocol suggested. His eyes lifted when Jenna entered, sharp and calculating despite the bruises blooming across his face.

Veronica’s shadow.

Jenna closed the door behind her.

Luke remained outside with security. Steeve stood just inside the room, arms crossed, eyes never leaving the prisoner. The glass walls reflected them all—hunter, hunted, and the woman st
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