The hospital hummed in that eerie quiet that only comes late at night. The overhead lights buzzed softly, casting sterile shadows across the corridors, and every step Iris Moore took seemed amplified in the silence. She had been walking these halls for years, but tonight, the air felt different—charged with tension, expectation, and the lingering shadow of indirect threats that still haunted the system.Nathaniel Hale walked beside her, his presence a constant anchor. The night shift had become their domain, a time when they could operate with precision, strategy, and control, unobserved by the watchful eyes of administration—or at least those who might misuse their authority.“You’re thinking too much,” Nathaniel said quietly, sensing the storm behind her focused expression.“I have to,” Iris replied. “Every policy, every oversight, every indirect push—I have to account for it. I can’t let them manipulate me again.”Nathaniel nodded, acknowledging her vigilance. “And you won’t. You’v
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