Shadows of Desire
“Not now. But when it’s over. The truth belongs somewhere.”
“I will,” I said. “But only when it can’t hurt anyone who didn’t deserve it.”
“Then it’ll hurt the right person,” Marco muttered, eyes still on his code.
Victor didn’t disagree.
Hours later, after the meeting dissolved, I stayed behind, rereading the printout until the ink blurred. The words weren’t just proof — they were a confession written in reverse, a story that began with trust and ended in betrayal.
I thought of Adrian, of his slick confidence and brittle pride. Of Victor, standing by the window like penance personified. Of how all of us had been caught in the orbit of two men who’d once built something beautiful together and
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