For a moment, nobody moved.The street seemed frozen in time.Alina stared at the figure beneath the streetlight, her phone lying forgotten at her feet.It was him. The same person who had appeared in the photograph. Yet a few seconds ago, he hadn't been there. The man from Phantom Circuit was staring too. And that frightened Alina more than the stranger's appearance. Because until now, the Phantom Circuit representative had seemed completely in control. Now he looked shaken.The smiling man took a slow step forward. His shoes echoed softly against the pavement. As though he had every right to be there. Then he stopped.His gaze drifted past Alina and settled on the Phantom Circuit representative. "Still alive, Adrian?" The words landed like a hammer. The man in black stiffened instantly.So that was his name. For the first time since meeting him, Alina saw genuine emotion in his eyes. Fear."You shouldn't be here," Adrian said quietly.The smiling man chuckled. "And yet here I am."
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