Chapter 3 - Searching Through Adrian’s Locked Home Office At Midnight
Midnight cast long, jagged shadows across the polished hardwood floors of the downstairs hallway.
Nora approached Adrian’s private home office, a room he strictly forbade her from entering without permission.
The heavy mahogany door was locked tight, just as it always was when he worked late into the night.
She remembered seeing a spare key hanging inside the kitchen utility cabinet behind the old spice rack.
Her fingers trembled as she slid the brass key into the cold lock and turned it with a soft click.
The door swung inward, releasing a faint scent of expensive cologne, old paper, and chilling ozone.
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She clicked on her small keychain flashlight, sweeping the narrow beam across the pristine, orderly desk.
Nothing looked out of place, but a deep instinct told her that secrets were buried beneath the surface.
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