The gym smelled like rubber mats, metal, and the faint tang of sweat that never quite left the air. Hazel pushed through the glass doors at 2:45 p.m. on a Thursday, the sun still high outside, turning the parking lot into a shimmering black mirror. Inside, the gym was quiet—mid-afternoon slump. A few regulars on the cardio machines, one guy in the free-weight area, the front desk girl scrolling her phone. Hazel waved at her, swiped her keycard, and headed straight to the private training room she’d booked for 90 minutes. Room 3. Soundproofed walls, floor-to-ceiling mirrors on three sides, small high windows letting in slanted daylight, a Bluetooth speaker in the corner, racks of dumbbells, a bench, a squat rack, a pull-up bar, and a padded mat. The door had a lock—standard for private sessions. No cameras inside. Privacy policy. She liked it that way. She dropped her gym bag by the bench, pulled out her phone, connected to the speaker, and let low, bass-heavy R&B fill the space
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