2025-02-15 17:42:26Leon had grown used to disguises. Over the years, he had worn many faces, brother, enemy. But this was different. This disguise wasn’t for survival or deception. It was his way of holding on to a past he wasn’t sure he could reclaim.
He adjusted the cap on his head, pulling it low to shield his face. The technician’s uniform fit him well, slightly loose, but not enough to draw suspicion. He glanced at his reflection in the side mirror of the van, barely recognizing himself. He was a ghost of the man he had been, stripped of the fight, stripped of the war. But was there anything left of the man Sofia had loved?
With a slow breath, he stepped into the tech shop.
It had been weeks since he opened this place, using it as a front to keep his hands busy, but he had mostly stayed away, letting the employees handle things. He wanted to see it now, not as the owner, but as an outsider.
The familiar scent of
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