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Someone Was Already Watching
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2026-04-21 01:01:55Adrian didn’t sit after Thomas left. He remained standing behind his desk, one hand resting against its edge, his posture still but his mind already moving several steps ahead. The room had gone quiet, but the silence didn’t settle. It sharpened.
Aurelia Nexus. Aria Montclair. And now Augustus had gone there himself.
The thought didn’t sit right with him. It
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