The confession
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Chapter 3
They reached a deserted lighthouse by dawn. Waves smashed against the rocks, sending white spray into the fog.
Inside, the air was full of salt and dust. Kelvin took off his wet jacket and passed her a towel.
“Start talking,” she said, covering it around herself.
He inclined. “After the breakdown, I got a message from Matt. Secured, sent through a ghost server. He told me to get you. He said you were the only one he trusted.”
Silver frowned. “Trusted me with what?”
“Evidence,” Kelvin said. “Something called Project Seraph. It’s tied to the Witness document. Whatever it is, Matt buried it deep. And Marcus—he is after it.”
She paused. “Matt mentioned Seraph once. He said it could ‘redefine reality.’ I thought he was speaking symbolically.”
“He never was,” Kelvin replied firmly.
He opened a case and pulled out a hard drive, small and silver. “This is one of them. The rest is with him.”
Silver looked at the file. “Then where is he?”
Kelvin hesitated. “Somewhere on an Island. Off-grid. But if we go there, Marcus will come after us.”
Silver met his gaze. “Then we should get there first.”
Kelvin's mouth curved in a half-smile. “That’s what I love about you. You never give up,”
She ignored the warmth scotching into her chest. “This is not about me, it’s about the truth.”
He leaned back, watching her. “The truth is a very delicate thing, silver, especially when billionaires are involved in it.”
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