Dr. Marcus was seated at his desk, his fingers woven together firmly, as if he were attempting to maintain a smile on a sense of control. His eyes darted anxiously from one individual to another. Cecilia, positioned opposite him with a stance that was stiff and unyielding, and Ethan, who towered next to her like an implicit menace. He sensed the pressure of their eyes upon him, requiring responses, but he found himself ensnared in a tangle of remorse that seemed ready to engulf him entirely. His heart raced in his veins, a striking contrast to the composed, yet simmering, presence of the two wolves in front of him. Cecilia's words had pierced him profoundly, and now it was his moment to unveil the truth, regardless of its pain. He attempted to bury it, sought to overcome the embarrassment, but the time had arrived. The harm he had inflicted, the deceit he had spread, could no longer be concealed beneath a guise of professionalism. He needed to talk, or otherwise his quietness would
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