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The hunter had officially become the lead character in someone else’s case.

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Ivory, a private investigator known for finding things that didn't want to be found in the neon-slicked alleys of New London, didn't recognize the sender. The file size was tiny—too small for video, just enough for a few documents or a single, high-resolution audio clip. The hunter had officially become the lead character

The notification sat on Detective Malion Ivory’s screen like a digital ghost: File: Malion_Ivory_P_I.002.rar . The notification sat on Detective Malion Ivory’s screen

He unzipped the archive. Inside wasn't a ransom note or a client’s plea. It was a map of his own office, rendered in blueprints he hadn’t seen since the building was constructed twenty years ago. Red dots pulsed at specific intervals behind the drywall of his north wall.