A Crown of Ashes
“Some secret.”
He didn’t talk, just stared at the cabinet. She followed his look, and her breath snagged. The lock—a thin silver slot—fit the key in her hand like it was made for it. Her pulse kicked, half scared, half wired. She crossed over, arm throbbing, and jammed the key in. It clicked, clean and sure.
The cabinet creaked open—files, a flash drive, and a little glass vial, capped tight, dark red inside.
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