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Chapter 40: The Net Closes

Autor: Iris Bloom
last update Data de publicação: 2026-03-31 15:38:23

The atmosphere inside the hospital shifted so subtly at first that only trained eyes could detect it, yet within minutes the entire building carried the weight of a silent, tightening grip.

Security, once routine and almost invisible, became deliberate and unmistakable. Officers repositioned themselves at key junctions, their gazes sharper, their movements more controlled. Communication flowed quietly through radios clipped to shoulders, coded language passing between them like threads weaving
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