A Bark in the Park
“Or that someone pulling their strings doesn’t want to be seen.”
I clicked through another wave of LLC names and offshore investors, each name more cryptic than the last. My phone buzzed unexpectedly. I thought it was Alan, anticipation surging through me. But when I glanced down, it wasn’t. It was an Unknown Number. No name. No photo. Just the gray default icon and a message that sent an unsettling shiver through me:
Unknown Number: He’s not who you think he is.
I stared at the screen, my heart lurching like a needle caught in a scratch on a vinyl record. The tension in the room thickened, and Delilah broke the silence, glancing at me quizzically. “Everything okay?”
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