Chapter 8 (The Message That Watched Back)
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Serena didn’t move closer immediately.
She just stood there.
Calm.
Too calm.
“You’re digging too deep,” she said softly.
Naya stepped back from the table.
“I need to understand what’s happening,” she replied.
Serena walked in slowly and closed the file cabinet again.
“You don’t want to understand this,” she said.
Naya frowned. “Then what is it?”
Serena paused for a moment.
Then answered quietly:
“Things that erase people.”
The words hit differently.
Not dramatic.
Not emotional.
Just factual.
Before Naya could respond, Serena’s phone vibrated.
She checked it quickly.
Her expression changed for a fraction of a second.
Then disappeared.
But Naya saw it.
A symbol.
The same one tied to Cassian’s shooting.
Naya’s heartbeat slowed.
“Who is that?” she asked.
Serena locked the screen immediately.
“No one you should worry about.”
But Naya already knew.
That wasn’t true anymore.
Because now…
Someone was watching them both.
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