Chapter Two: The First Thing They Took Was Time Aria's Pov No one told me to move.That was the first thing that stood out.I stayed where I was, just inside the room, the door already closed behind me. The air felt different than the hallway. Thicker. Not warm. Just contained. Like sound wouldn’t carry the same way in here.The man near the wall didn’t shift his stance. His arms stayed crossed, his weight even. He wasn’t guarding the exit, but he wasn’t moving away from it either.The one sitting on the chair leaned forward slightly, elbows still on his knees. He watched my hands instead of my face.The one with the glass took a slow drink, eyes never leaving me.The one closest to the table tilted his head, just a fraction, like he was adjusting focus.I took two steps forward. Not because I was told to. Because standing in the doorway too long turned into hesitation, and hesitation read like weakness in rooms like this.“Before anything happens,” the calm voice said, “we talk.”I
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