The room did not feel the same anymore.
Marcus stood in the center of the room, his eyes moving slowly from one face to another.
Officers he had worked with for years, people he had trusted without question but now every face felt like a doubt.
Victor sat quietly on the chair, watching.
Not with pride, not with fear just with certainty.
He had said what he needed to say.
The damage was already done.
Yvonne felt it , a tight pressure that would not go away.
She had seen fear before but this was different.
This was doubt, and doubt was harder to fight.
Adrian broke the silence first.
“This is what he wants,” he said “He wants us to turn on each other.”
Marcus did not respond because Adrian was right.
Yvonne stepped forward.
“We cannot start guessing,” she said. “That is how h
