His workday was just as mundane, full of routine meetings, numerous emails, and endless tasks. The surveillance showed him in the office until noon, sitting at his desk with two computer monitors, focused on getting his work done.
At 12:07 PM, he took off to pick up his daughter from school. They drove home, chatting and laughing, the kind of moment that felt just right. When they got back, his wife welcomed them with a big smile and a quick kiss on his cheek.
After their lunch of homemade sandwiches and some fruit, he headed back to work, where he stayed until evening, caught up in his usual routine.
But something didn't sit right.
Later that night, she pulled up the CCTV footage from the office. As she watched it, her unease grew. The same scenes played over and over, the way he took a sip of coffee from his favorite mug, that one phone call with a coworker, and how he always leaned back in his chair. It was like time had hit repeat.
She felt a nagging suspicion.
Determined, she slowed down the footage, picking it apart frame by frame. That's when she spotted the oddities, tiny seconds missing from some clips and strange glitches flickering in the dark corners.
"Looping…" she mumbled to herself, feeling a mix of disbelief and determination. "You sneaky jerk."
She fired up some code to extract and compare every frame from all the cameras at his office and on the street nearby. Each second of footage flashed across her screen as she looked for anything unusual.
Then she found it.
Camera 11 – Rear Exit: This footage wasn't looped or messed with.
The timestamp was legit.
At 4:12 PM, he slipped out through the back door, changed into a black jacket, and climbed into a sleek black SUV. Sure, he switched the license plate to a fake one, but that didn't matter too much; she wanted to track where he was going.
With purpose, she tapped into five traffic cameras to follow that SUV.
Where was he headed?
Éclipse Noir.
Éclipse Noir was the hot underground club in Manhattan, known for being exclusive and keeping secrets.
He rolled in through the VIP gate, disappearing into the club, where the vibe was a mix of glitz and danger.
Inside the Club – Surveillance Taps
Without wasting any time, she hacked into the club's internal security server. It wasn't easy, the system had military-grade encryption layered with AI tricks meant to keep intruders out.
But she didn't back down. After a ton of hard work and some clever tactics, she finally broke through the defenses and got access to all the hidden info.
At 4:57 PM, Alpha in a sharp suit, walked into the fancy red-velvet hallway and headed straight for Room X.
By 5:03 PM, two black sedans pulled up outside.
A woman stepped out, looking sleek and dangerous. She was tall, with striking features and red lips that popped. Her heels made her look even more powerful, and she was flanked by four armed men.
She went through the VIP entrance of the club, and there was an undeniable tension in her wake.
As she zoomed in on her face, facial recognition software identified her as Selina Vargas, flagged in deep-web chatter logs as a suspected leader of a trafficking ring, both beautiful and deadly.
Inside Room X, she spotted them: Alpha Dark and Selina Vargas. They were leaning in close, whiskey glasses in hand, sharing smirks.
Their voices were low, but she boosted the audio to catch some of what they were saying.
Selina said, "Three more shipments have arrived. Each has ten girls. One is from Prague... very young."
Alpha Dark replied, "Send the Prague girl to the Russian. They pay a lot for innocence."
Selina laughed, "You're ruthless when you want to be."
Alpha Dark said, "Only with you."
Then the worst thing happened.
Six girls were led into the club through the back entrance. They were blindfolded, with their hands and mouths taped, dressed in identical silver dresses, and barefoot.
They had no choice.
The girls were brought into the same room, showing no signs of resistance, just pure fear on their faces.
A little while later, Alpha Dark leaned in and whispered something to Selina, his breath warm against her ear. He pulled her close and kissed her deeply, just like they had done so many times before.
But it was becoming super clear that this wasn't just a case of cheating; he was seriously tangled up in trafficking.
He was selling young girls, getting involved in secret affairs with the broker, all while putting on a perfect family man act. It was like living a double life, and the contrast was chilling.
Money was changing hands in stacks, crisp bills that whispered of shady deals. Selina was no stranger to the black market; she had a knack for tracking those serial numbers through hidden routes of crime.
They laughed like it was all a game, while guards mercilessly dragged the girls away, their scared faces haunting her.
She sat still, fists clenched so tight her knuckles were white. Anger bubbled inside her, ready to explode.
With determination, she opened her soft-board database and typed out two names in bold red font, urgent and serious:
ALPHA DARK
SELINA VARGAS
Underneath, she listed everything she knew about them:
- Smuggling
- Trafficking
- Club Éclipse Noir, their shady hangout
- Financial black channels making it all possible
- Relationship confirmed, deeper than anyone knew
- Fake loop surveillance to hide their tracks
- Ghost clean-up crew, erasing any evidence of their actions
She couldn't take her eyes off the screen, her heart pounding with a mix of anger and satisfaction. There he was, lit up by the harsh glow of her monitor, a smug smile on his face, completely unaware of what was brewing. She had him right where she wanted him, and that rush of power was everything.
As she studied him, he started to lose his human side, turning into just an object of her obsession. Every detail sharpened in her mind: the way his hair fell casually over his forehead, the little crinkle around his eyes when he laughed, and that confident stance that screamed arrogance.
She couldn't shake the feeling that she was looking at a twisted version of her own feelings, a dark mirror reflecting her craving for control in a chaotic world. The thrill of the chase mixed with her need for justice, driving her to uncover the twisted truth hiding behind Alpha Dark's charming act.