THE WOMAN WHO CAME BACK
He skimmed the first few lines, then the next, then deeper still, eyes narrowing as he scanned through every detail.
Her work history. Steady, nothing unusual.
A single mother, hardworking, cautious, protective.
Nothing.
He flipped through each sheet with increasing frustration, searching for the missing thread everyone else swore was there. There had to be something. A secret, a lie, a reason people were so drawn to her as though she were a puzzle begging to be solved. But the report offered nothing beyond the obvious.
By the last page, Kieran sat motionless, staring at the empty margin as though it might fill itself if he looked hard enough.
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