When the night breaks.
Chapter 40--When the night breaks. The crash outside sent a ripple of alarm through the house. Guests rose from their seats, murmuring anxiously. Some moved toward the windows, pulling the curtains aside to see what had happened. "What was that?" someone whispered. "Did a car hit something?" The peaceful gathering had shifted into uneasy curiosity. Qazeem's father stepped forward calmly. "Please, everyone remain seated. I will have someone check outside." But tension had already entered the room. Across the Street Segun leaned forward in his seat as the distant noise settled. Bayo glanced at him. "You planned the bike noise and the alarms… but that crash?" Segun's brows pulled together slightly. "That wasn't part of it." They exchanged a quick look. "Should we leave?" Bayo a
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