things began to feel real, everything shattered. It started with a knock on Korede's office door. *Lekan* entered, holding a file. "You told me not to look into Zara," he

lose. She's the job. We pay when it's done."* Korede's blood went cold. "Where did this come from?" he asked. Lekan looked grim. "Anonymous tip. Someone's playing you, bro." --- Korede didn

ords came. "Who is he?" Korede asked, voice tight. "My ex," she whispered. "The one who's blackmailing me." "You were working for him?" "I didn't have a choice," she cried. "He said if I didn't get close to you, he'd expose my past. He knows people-dangerous people." Korede clenched his jaw. "So this was all a setup?" "At first... yes," she admitted. "But it stopped being a job the moment I got to k