HIS STOLEN PRIDE
“I can feel the network — satellites, servers, signals. He’s in all of them. Watching.”
Lucia pulled her scarf tighter, her voice unsteady. “We need to leave this country now.”
But Elena’s gaze was fixed on the horizon. “It won’t matter where we go. He’ll find me.”
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Back in Florence, the storm had passed, but the city felt… different.
Quieter.
Too quiet.
The streets were wet, reflecting streetlights like broken glass. The three of them made it back to their apartment before dawn, exhaustion weighing on every breath.
Lucia immediately went to her desk, connecting to her backup drive. The moment she opened her laptop, golden static flickered across the screen.
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