His Choice Wasn't Me
He organized the findings neatly and encrypted the files, knowing Sarah would want to see them once Daniel settled.
But even as he worked, he sensed something darker unfolding. He felt the tension rising around them all—an escalation he didn’t yet know how to stop.
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Across town, in a dimly lit café that smelled of cheap coffee and stale cigarettes, Tiana arrived wearing oversized sunglasses and a gray hoodie.
Her movements were jittery, like someone wrestling with madness and desperation at the same time.
At the back of the café sat a man in a worn leather jacket—a detective known for bending rules until they snapped. His hands were folded on the table, his gaze steady, uni