Chapter 80 – Below the CityThe drop wasn’t fast.That’s what made it worse.If the floor had given way and sent us plummeting, my body would’ve reacted. Braced. Fought gravity. Chosen panic.Instead, the descent was smooth. Controlled. Engineered.The kind of movement designed by people who never rush.The corridor walls remained white and seamless. No visible seams. No exposed wiring. No security cameras in sight.Which meant they were there.Just not for me to see.The man stood three feet ahead of me, hands folded loosely behind his back, like we were walking into a board meeting instead of beneath a city that just tried to erase me.“How deep?” I asked.“Deep enough,” he replied.“That’s not a number.”“It’s not meant to be.”The floor slowed.Stopped.A quiet click.Then the wall in front of us dissolved into transparency, revealing a wide subterranean platform.Tracks ran through the center.Not old rail.Magnetic.A transport system built for silence.A train waited.Sleek. Da
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