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The rain had begun as a whisper, pattering softly against the roof of Detective Elise Morgan’s car. She drove slowly along the winding country road, the wet asphalt reflecting the cold yellow glare of the streetlights like fractured mirrors. It was the kind of night that settled in your bones, a night that promised secrets, and Elise had learned long ago that the road rarely gave up its secrets willingly.

The call had come barely an hour ago: a passerby had reported a car abandoned on the side of the road. No lights, no movement, and—when the officer had peered through the rain-streaked window—both mother and son were discovered lifeless inside.

Now, standing under the hood of her own car, umbrella in hand, Elise surveyed the scene. The vehicle, a dark blue sedan, sat half-

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