The air in the room felt different now thicker, heavier, like something invisible had settled over them. The truth had shifted everything. Emma wrapped her arms around herself, her thoughts racing.“This can’t be real,” she whispered.Marcus let out a sharp breath.“It is real. We’ve been blind this whole time.”Lena shook her head slowly.“No… we’re missing something. There has to be another explanation.”Daniel didn’t respond. He stood near the window, staring out, his expression tight, calculating. Emma turned to him.“Say something.”He didn’t move.“Daniel,” she pressed.Finally, he spoke.“We need to stop reacting.”Marcus frowned. “What does that mean?”“It means,” Daniel said, turning to face them, “we’ve been doing exactly what he wants panicking, confessing, turning on each other.”“And whose fault is that?” Lena shot back.Daniel ignored her. “If we’re going to get out of this, we need to think.”Emma stepped closer. “Then think because right now, it feels like we’re trappe
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