The library fell into absolute silence.For a moment, nobody seemed capable of breathing.Detective Morales stood motionless in the doorway while the officer beside him shifted nervously from one foot to the other.Sebastian stared at the detective.Then laughed.Not because anything was funny.Because the alternative was impossible."Elias Mercer?" he said.Morales nodded."That's the name he used."Lena felt her pulse hammering against her ribs.Twenty-seven years.Twenty-seven years of missing records, altered histories, and buried secrets.And now a man carrying that name had appeared in a hospital.Not last year.Not months ago.Three days ago.As if the past had suddenly decided to walk back into their lives."Tell me exactly what happened," Sebastian said.Morales stepped into the room."The hospital contacted Phoenix Police this morning.""Why?""The patient regained consciousness briefly."Lena frowned."Regained consciousness from what?"Morales opened a small notebook."He
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