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                                        Chapter 2: The Stranger’s Home
                                
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... like a velvet curtain, its deep indigo hue punctuated by flickering stars. I slumped onto my couch, exhaustion weighing down my limbs after a long day at work. My phone rested in my hand, its cold glass screen reflecting the dim glow of the lamp beside me. Just as I was about to unwind, my phone buzzed, shattering the silence.
"Emergency meeting," a clipped voice announced the moment I answered.
My brows furrowed. "Now?"
"Yes. Get to the office immediately." The call ende ...
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