Story By Gift Dago
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Gift Dago

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The midnight caller
Updated at Feb 16, 2026, 06:28
Every night at exactly 12:07 a.m., Ada Bennett’s phone rings. It’s always a private number. No words. Just breathing. At first, she thinks it’s a mistake. A prank. A wrong number. Until one night, the caller quietly says, “I found you.” The next day, a new man shows up at her office; calm, watchful, and a little unsettling. Julian Mercer notices things about Ada that no one else does, such as how she flinches at sudden sounds. How she checks the clock as midnight approaches. The way her breath catches when he stands just a little too close. He unsettles her. He protects her. And despite every warning in her mind, she feels drawn to him, pulled by a tension that feels as dangerous as it is irresistible. As the calls become more personal, Ada starts to wonder if the man she’s beginning to trust, perhaps even want, is behind them. But Julian has his own secrets. Because he was the first to call. And now… someone else is calling too.
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