Chapter 48
Uche
The rain had started again—heavy, relentless, tapping against the glass like impatient fingers. Port Harcourt nights had a way of pressing in on you, thick with secrets and sweat, like the city itself knew how much you were hiding. I pressed my back to the door after locking it, double-checking the bolt. My nerves were raw. Even the silence inside my apartment didn’t feel safe.
Chen’s words echoed in my head.
“They’re watching more than you know, Uche. Be careful who you trust.”
I wanted to scream. Not because I was scared—I was far past that. It was the helplessness that burned, the knowing that no matter how many truths I uncovered, I was always one step behind the ones pulling the strings. And now… now I had more than my own life to worry about.
I placed my hand on
