They found him—
Exactly where he shouldn't be.
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Not hidden.
Not protected.
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Exposed.
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An empty industrial site.
Half-finished.
Abandoned.
Unmonitored.
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The kind of place—
That didn't exist on official maps.
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Evelyn arrived first.
Cassian seconds after.
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Damian stood in the center of it.
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Waiting.
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"You came," he said.
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Evelyn's voice was ice.
"You don't get to do this."
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He didn't answer that.
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Instead—
"You were right."
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A pause.
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"He doesn't follow systems."
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Cassian stepped forward.
"Then why are you here?"
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Damian's gaze shifted.
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"Because this is where he comes."
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Silence.
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And then—
A third voice.
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"You learn quickly."
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Not behind them.
Not above them.
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Everywhere.
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Leon.
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No body.
No position.
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Just presence.
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Evelyn's pulse slowed.
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Not fear.
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Recognition.
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"You wanted me here," she said.
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"Yes."
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"Why?"
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A pause.
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Then—
"To see what breaks first."
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Silence.
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Then—
Something shifted.
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Not in the space.
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In the balance.
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Because for the first time—
All three of them—
Were inside Leon's world.