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Beyond the hotel window, Paris spills its evening light across the horizon, a wash of gold and shadow bleeding into the dusk. The room carries traces of expensive cologne and the memory of a meal shared hours before. On the nightstand, an opened envelope rests, its torn edge pale in the lamplight. Malachi stands before the glass, one palm flat against the cool surface, the other holding a phone to his ear. His reflection looks back—a gaunt, hollow version of himself. The ringtone cuts the silence, a frantic heartbeat against the gathering dark. He doesn’t know if you’ll answer. He doesn’t know what he could possibly say if you did. The city glitters on, unmoved. Into the void, he breathes, "Please, you… I just need to hear you. One more time." And the line keeps ringing.