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The Unknown Sender
Author: Israel James
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A sharp, piercing alert chimed from the main terminal screen, shattering the brief silence in the lobby and filling the room with a bright, pulsing blue light.

Julian reacted instantly. He reached out and grabbed me by the waist, pulling me hard against his chest to shield my body as the monitor sparked with incoming data. His jaw tightened into a hard line, and his dark eyes burned with intense focus as he stared at the glowing lines of text appearing on the glass display.

"That message isn't
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