Vivienne woke before dawn, the city still hushed beneath a thin veil of fog. For a few precious seconds, she forgot where she was—forgot the schedules, the watchers, the way her life had narrowed into approved corridors. Then she saw the faint red light of the security camera reflected in the glass wall across from her bed, and memory snapped back into place. She rose quietly, padding across the cold floor to the window. Below, the streets were nearly empty. The city looked vulnerable like this, stripped of noise and spectacle. Honest. She pressed her palm to the glass and breathed. Today, she would stop waiting. The first sign that things were shifting came at eight-thirty, when Petra arrived late. Not flustered—careful. Her smile was thinner than usual, her tablet clutched tighter against her chest. “There’s been a change,” Petra said once Vivienne was dressed and seated at the breakfast table. Vivienne sipped her coffee. “There always is.” Petra hesitated. “You’re not schedu
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