Volume 4 – Chapter 4: The Confession Game
“Power is not always spoken… sometimes, it’s whispered in confessions.” The office looked too clean tonight. Not tidy. Clean — like something had been scrubbed. Scrubbed too hard. Like someone was trying to erase a memory. Or a body. Ruhaan walked down the hallway, his leather shoes tapping against the silence. Security cameras blinked. The same ones he used to watch Kamini from — now felt like eyes mocking him. It had been five days. Since she touched him. Since she said his name. Since she walked past him like he was just another intern. Kamini had disappeared. But her ghost was everywhere. Then came the message. No sender name. Just one line: “Conference Room 9. Midnight. Alone.” He didn’t need a signature. Only one person in this building had the audacity to play mystery games on company email. The door to Conference Room 9 was already ajar. It smelled like jasmine and wet paper. Kamini sat inside. Legs crossed. A single spotlight above her head....