Dark Secrets

--------------------- The city never truly slept. Its streets hummed with the restless energy of lives colliding, secrets unraveling, and shadows stretching long into the night. Somewhere in the maze of concrete and glass, a figure moved with purpose, slipping between the cracks of the world like smoke. Jamie Blake had always been good at disappearing, but tonight was different. Tonight, they wanted to be found. Across town, Detective Sarah Reeves stirred in her sleep, the weight of unsolved cases pressing against her dreams. The riverwalk search had been fruitless, another name added to the list of missing faces she couldn't bring home. The Job, as she called it, had long since stopped being a calling and had become a burden—a relentless tide pulling her further from the shore of her own life. But even in the depths of exhaustion, she knew the city wouldn't let her rest for long. And it didn't. At 2:03 a.m., her phone rang, shattering the fragile quiet. BLOCKED, the screen read, but Sarah didn't need a name to know trouble was waiting on the other end. She answered, her voice heavy with sleep, and listened as a distorted voice summoned her to the museum. The caller didn't explain, didn't plead, didn't threaten. They simply promised that if she didn't come, she'd regret it. As Sarah pulled on yesterday's clothes and stepped into the cold night, she couldn't shake the feeling that this wasn't just another case. It was something deeper, something darker. The city had a way of pulling her into its secrets, and tonight, it felt like it was dragging her toward the heart of them.