“Why didn’t he come to the morning meeting?” Camelia closed the report folder a little harder than necessary. Her voice sounded flat, but Marko, sitting across the table, immediately raised an eyebrow. “Who?” he asked, pretending not to know. Camelia gave him a sharp look. “Don’t make me lose my patience.” Marko held back a smile. “If you mean William, he’s been in the generator room since dawn. Fixing the backup lines.” “Oh.” The answer came too quickly. Camelia immediately lowered her gaze, pretending to read the numbers in front of her. Marko leaned back in his chair. “Were you looking for him?” “No.” “Good. Because your face says otherwise.” Camelia threw a pen at him, and Marko laughed as he caught it. But after the brief laughter faded, the room was filled with an odd silence again. It had been three days since the attack on Obersdorf Research Station and the night in the bunker. Since then, William had become quieter than usual. He still worked nonstop, securing the
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