The ambient light in the living room seemed to dim, swallowed whole by the suffocating tension hanging between the two men. Cass walked toward Divers, who was sitting on the plush leather sofa. The air in the room felt heavy, almost toxic, thick with unsaid grievances and a volatile energy waiting for a single spark.Divers stood up the moment Cass approached, his instincts immediately put on high alert. Cass’s expression was noticeably dark—far from his usual easygoing, warm demeanor. His jaw was set in a hard, rigid line, and his eyes carried a stormy, guarded turbulence. He offered no smile, no nod, nor any friendly greeting to his visiting friend, throwing up an emotional wall before a single word was even uttered."Why are you looking for me?" Cass asked, his tone completely flat, devoid of warmth, and edged with a subtle, dangerous hostility.Divers pressed his lips together, a shadow of profound disappointment crossing his face, and raised his eyebrows simultaneously in a gestu
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