Three weeks passed.
Then four.
The investigation seemed to end as quickly as it had begun.
Once Elena had been taken into custody, everything changed.
The anonymous flowers stopped arriving.
No expensive jewelry appeared outside Aria's apartment anymore.
No handwritten notes slipped into her office drawer.
No disturbing phone calls interrupted her nights.
No feeling of unseen eyes followed her through crowded streets.
The silence itself became reassuring.
Little by little, Aria began breathing again.
She stopped checking over her shoulder every few seconds.
She no longer startled whenever an unfamiliar phone number appeared on her screen.
Even Sophia noticed.
"You smiled all morning."
Aria blinked.
"Did I?"
"You've finally relaxed."
Aria looked out the office window.
"I
