Tuesday evening arrived with the weight of inevitability.Elijah left Jaxon at the loft with Darius stationed outside the building. The Beta had not been pleased about missing the grief group session, but Elijah's orders had been absolute. Someone he trusted needed to watch over Jaxon while Elijah gathered information about Dr. Chen.The church basement felt different tonight. The air was heavier, charged with something Elijah could not name. He arrived early and took his seat, watching each person enter with heightened awareness.Margaret came first, her spine straight as always. Sarah followed, her cardigan wrapped tight around her thin frame. Curtis was last, moving with the careful slowness of a man carrying invisible weight.Curtis looked worse than usual. His eyes were hollow, his face drawn. He sat heavily in his chair and stared at the floor.Dr. Chen entered precisely at seven. "Good evening, everyone."Murmured greetings circled the room."Before we begin," Dr. Chen said, "I
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