CHAPTER 123Esteban’s POVThe door clicked shut behind me with the same quiet precision I always used, sealing off the room and everything inside it, like it was just another task completed. My expression didn’t change as I stepped into the hallway, posture straight, movements controlled, the familiar rhythm of composure settling back into place without effort.Inside, everything was strategy.Outside, it was supposed to be the same.But the second I turned the corner, that sharp, calculated stillness eased, just slightly.Linwoo was leaning against the wall a few steps down, exactly where I knew he’d be.He wasn’t doing anything in particular, just scrolling lazily through his phone, one shoulder pressed back, completely unbothered by the tension that always seemed to follow the rest of us around. But the moment he sensed me, he looked up.And just like that, everything else faded into the background.“There you are,” he said, slipping his phone into his pocket, his voice light but s
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