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Benjamin's hand was already in his pocket before he had even turned away from the door. He walked a few steps down the path, putting distance between himself and the house as if the walls themselves might be listening, and then he pulled out his phone and dialed. It rang once, Just once. “Benjamin.” Lydia's voice was composed as always, but there was an attentiveness underneath it, the sharpened focus of someone who had been half expecting this call. He didn't bother with a greeting. “He knows.” A beat of silence. “William knows about us,” Benjamin continued, his voice dropping lower. “The affair, everything. He knows. I could see it in his eyes, I could hear it in his voice. He's not reacting the way a man reacts when he's guessing.” He glanced back briefly at the house. “He's not guessing at all. He's known for a while and he's been holding it, staying calm, watching us move.” He pressed the phone harder against his ear. “So what do we do? Because the way
Chapter 29
Benjamin's hand was already in his pocket before he had even turned away from the door. He walked a few steps down the path, putting distance between himself and the house as if the walls themselves might be listening, and then he pulled out his phone and dialed. It rang once, Just once. “Benjamin.” Lydia's voice was composed as always, but there was an attentiveness underneath it, the sharpened focus of someone who had been half expecting this call. He didn't bother with a greeting. “He knows.” A beat of silence. “William knows about us,” Benjamin continued, his voice dropping lower. “The affair, everything. He knows. I could see it in his eyes, I could hear it in his voice. He's not reacting the way a man reacts when he's guessing.” He glanced back briefly at the house. “He's not guessing at all. He's known for a while and he's been holding it, staying calm, watching us move.” He pressed the phone harder against his ear. “So what do we do? Because the way
Chapter 28
Two hours passed, Maybe a little more. The interrogation room had not changed. Same harsh light overhead. Same cold walls. Same silence that pressed against the ears after a while. But William seemed entirely unbothered by any of it. He sat with his legs crossed, leaning back in his chair as though he had chosen to be here. As though this were somewhere comfortable. Somewhere familiar. He waited the way a man waits when he already knows how the story ends. Then the door burst open. William straightened slightly as the chief came through first, moving with an energy that was entirely different from the composed, skeptical man who had walked out of this same room hours ago. Two new officers followed closely behind him, neither of them the corrupt pair from before. William took one look at the chief's face and felt the answer before a single word was spoken. The tension that had lived in the chief's jaw and shoulders earlier was gone. In its place was something rare on a man of
Chapter 27
Benjamin couldn't keep still. He moved back and forth across the room in a tight, restless loop, his footsteps heavy and uneven, his hands finding his face and then dropping again, over and over, like a man trying to physically shake loose a thought that refused to leave him. Lydia watched him from across the room with her arms folded, her expression caught somewhere between irritation and forced composure. “Benjamin,” she said. “Stop. You're going to wear a hole in the floor.” “I can't,”he muttered, not stopping. “You need to calm down.” “I am calm.” “You are absolutely not calm.” He stopped suddenly and turned to face her, and there was something in his eyes that went beyond restlessness. Something closer to dread. “Something is wrong,” he said. Lydia's jaw tightened slightly. “Nothing is wrong.” “Something is wrong, Lydia.” He pressed two fingers against his temple. “I don't know how to explain it, but something in me just keeps saying it over and over again. Like a voi
Chapter 26
Benjamin couldn't keep still. He moved back and forth across the room in a tight, restless loop, his footsteps heavy and uneven, his hands finding his face and then dropping again, over and over, like a man trying to physically shake loose a thought that refused to leave him. Lydia watched him from across the room with her arms folded, her expression caught somewhere between irritation and forced composure. “Benjamin,” she said. “Stop. You're going to wear a hole in the floor.” “I can't,”he muttered, not stopping. “You need to calm down.” “I am calm.” “You are absolutely not calm.” He stopped suddenly and turned to face her, and there was something in his eyes that went beyond restlessness. Something closer to dread. “Something is wrong,” he said. Lydia's jaw tightened slightly. “Nothing is wrong.” “Something is wrong, Lydia.” He pressed two fingers against his temple. “I don't know how to explain it, but something in me just keeps saying it over and over again. Like a voi
Chapter 25
Benjamin's hand was already in his pocket before he had even turned away from the door. He walked a few steps down the path, putting distance between himself and the house as if the walls themselves might be listening, and then he pulled out his phone and dialed. It rang once, Just once. “Benjamin.” Lydia's voice was composed as always, but there was an attentiveness underneath it, the sharpened focus of someone who had been half expecting this call. He didn't bother with a greeting. “He knows.” A beat of silence. “William knows about us,” Benjamin continued, his voice dropping lower. “The affair, everything. He knows. I could see it in his eyes, I could hear it in his voice. He's not reacting the way a man reacts when he's guessing.” He glanced back briefly at the house. “He's not guessing at all. He's known for a while and he's been holding it, staying calm, watching us move.” He pressed the phone harder against his ear. “So what do we do? Because the way he looked at
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