(Niko’s POV)Seven days.Seven suns set, and seven suns rose. That’s how long I’ve been here.No windows. No clocks. No way to tell time except routine.And routine… is everything in a place like this.Wake up. Eat. Watch.Wait and repeat.They didn’t chain me. They never blindfold me. They didn't even lock the door.That was the first thing I noticed.No cuffs. No locked restraints.Just walls. Just guards. Just control.Which meant one thing—They weren’t afraid I’d run.They were confident I couldn’t.That annoyed me more than chains ever would.I sat on the floor, elbows resting on my knees, staring at the same wall I’d memorized three days ago.There’s a hairline crack near the corner.Too straight to be natural.Too clean to be damaged.A panel. Hidden. Locked.Everything here is intentional.Nothing is random. Including me.The door opened.No knock. Never a knock.Two guards stepped in first.Same ones as always.Same formation. Same silence.And then—Adrian.Of course.He wal
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