Chapter 34
Shadows of the Past Noah sat in the quiet of his study, the journal pages open before him. He traced his handwriting with his finger—his old thoughts bleeding through the ink like ghostly whispers. Each word brought a flicker of something sharp and familiar. A memory, a feeling, a pain. He picked up his phone and dialed a number he hadn’t called in years. “Detective Marlon,” a gruff voice answered. “It’s Noah Carter.” A pause. “Noah… Carter? As in the Noah who went missing from the face of the earth?” “I need a favor. Quietly. I want everything you can find on a man named Daniel Grant. Former fiancé of my... of Anna.” There was a silence. “You’re not supposed to remember her.” Noah’s voice was cold. “I do now. Just do it.” --- Meanwhile – Anna Notices the Shift Anna watched fr
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