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Chapter 39: Lines Crossed

Autor: Soyung
last update Última actualización: 2026-01-04 06:06:56

Amarah sat in her car, parked a few blocks from Yna’s apartment, the engine off but the radio quietly playing soft static in the background. Her fingers tapped against the steering wheel, a nervous rhythm, betraying the calm she tried to project. The streetlights flickered against the wet pavement from an earlier drizzle, casting long, shifting shadows that mirrored the unease twisting inside her chest.

She had replayed the café encounter countless times in her mind the way Gabriel’s presence seemed to fill the room, the warmth in Yna’s smile, the way they fit together so effortlessly. Every glance and subtle gesture screamed that they were untouchable, that their bond was already too solid to break.

And yet, a spark of something she hadn’t felt in years ignited: jealousy, tempered with lingering regret.

It’s not too late, she told herself, her eyes narrowing as she studied the faint glow from Yna’s apartment across the street. Maybe I can shake the ground beneath them. Make them d
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    The city looked different when you knew where the rot lived. Amarah moved through the night with practiced calm, her hood pulled low, her steps measured. No panic. No hesitation. That was the rule now. Panic led to mistakes, and mistakes especially now could get her killed. She replayed the discovery in her mind again and again, as if repetition might soften the blow. It didn’t. Every route she took tonight was deliberate. No familiar patterns. No shortcuts. She doubled back twice, changed vehicles once, and cut through a crowd just long enough to lose anyone who might have been watching. Raven never assumed she was alone. Not anymore. Inside a dimly lit safehouse, she finally exhaled. The walls were bare concrete. One table. One chair. One screen. The kind of place that didn’t invite comfort only truth. She removed her gloves slowly, staring at her hands like they didn’t belong to her. Gabriel. The name pressed against her chest like a weight. She forced herself to think lik

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    It was easier than naming it. The case was closed officially. Stamped, archived, buried under years of dust and decisions made by people higher than her reach. She told herself that reopening it would only hurt everyone involved. Gabriel. Herself. Innocent names that didn’t deserve to be dragged back into shadows. And yet— She stared at the screen again. Same symbol. Same routing pattern. Same quiet signature hidden beneath layers of legitimate traffic. It shouldn’t still be appearing. Her fingers hovered over the keyboard. I’m imagining it, she told herself. I want there to be something because not knowing feels worse. She shut the laptop. But the feeling stayed. Across the city, Gabriel studied the report in silence. Not the official one. The one only he had. Raven’s movements had shifted more precise, less reactive. She wasn’t circling anymore. She was narrowing. Someone who stopped running and started understanding. Jake stood across from him, uneasy.

  • WIN ME, ATTORNEY: The Man I Should've Never Met   Chapter 57: Blind Spots

    For the first time since she’d locked that cabinet, Yna stopped convincing herself she was wrong. And miles away, unseen, Amarah moved closer to the center of a storm that would soon have a name. Three paths. One buried truth. And fractures spreading quietly beneath the surface. Amarah had chased shadows long enough to recognize when one was finally leading somewhere real. The location wasn’t marked on any public map. No signage. No records. Just a quiet structure buried beneath layers of legitimate business exactly the kind of place power preferred to hide. Raven preferred places like this. She moved through the underground level with practiced calm, every step calculated. This wasn’t recklessness. This was proximity. She was close enough now to feel it the center of gravity pulling everything inward. The Big Boss isn’t a myth, she thought. He’s careful. Organized. Human. That made him dangerous. A vehicle rolled in behind her. She didn’t turn immediately. Engine

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    The first thing Yna noticed was the silence. Not the peaceful kind the heavy one that settled after a decision had already been made. The office was unusually still, phones ringing less often, footsteps softer, as if everyone was unconsciously bracing for something they couldn’t yet name. She set her bag down and opened her email. One message sat unread at the top of her inbox. SUBJECT: Archive Review Request SENDER: Internal Audit TIMESTAMP: 06:14 AM Her breath stalled. Archive reviews were rare. Painfully procedural. And never random. She clicked it open. The request was brief formal language, neutral tone. A case number referenced in passing. No names mentioned. No accusations implied. But Yna recognized the number instantly. Her fingers curled against the desk. It’s just a review, she told herself. Routine. It doesn’t mean anything. Still, the timing felt wrong. Too precise. Too close to the unease she’d been carrying for days. Across the room, Lily laughed at somet

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