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End of the party
Author: Storian writer
last update2025-07-04 00:47:03

As the heavy library doors clicked shut, the fragile, silent room trapped Director Croft and the wounded Vance. Though dust motes still swirled in the slanting afternoon sun, the heavy presence of the Shadow Division had dissipated, replaced by a nervous energy of shock and speculation.

Michelle Dwelt stood in the silent room, the fearful, curious, and awestruck stares focused on him. He’d stepped into the vacuum left by Vance’s disgrace and Croft’s departure, claiming the mantle of the orchestrator, the savior.

"Did you really do this, Michelle?" Sarah’s voice cut through the quiet, sharp with disbelief and a desperate need for an answer in the chaos.

Her gaze searched his face, no longer filled with the cold fury directed at Malik, but with a dawning, bewildered awe.

Before Michelle could weave his answer, a new presence filled the doorway. Arnold Dwelt, Michelle’s imposing father, entered with Elisabeth Dwelt, his elegant, sharp-eyed mother, at his side. Their arrival wasn’t coinc
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