Demolition Before the Bloom

Julian walked through the front doors.

Alive.

The room exploded.

Patricia stumbled backward.

Her face turned ghostly white.

“You…”

Julian kept walking.

Every eye followed him.

“You told everyone I was dead.”

Patricia’s lips trembled.

Security officers entered.

Then detectives.

Then federal investigators.

For the first time, Patricia looked afraid.

Truly afraid.

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