Part 2 â The Crack in the Glass
Part 2 â The Crack in the Glass
It started with a report.
A minor structural issue. A hairline crack in one of the reinforced glass panels near the east wing. Engineers said it wasnât dangerousâjust thermal stress, a normal adjustment in a new structure.
But Liam went pale when he saw it.
That night, he stayed at the library until midnight, tracing the crack with his eyes like it was a wound only he could see.
Maya found him there.
âItâs safe,â she said softly.
Liam shook his head. âThatâs what they said before.â
Before the collapse. Before the funeral.
Before everything he stopped saying out loud.
For the first time, Maya saw not an architectâbut a man waiting for history to repeat itself.
And she realized something frightening:
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Liam didnât trust the building.
He didnât trust himself inside it either.
