CHAPTER 79 — THE DEAD DO NOT STAY SILENT
The first article went live at exactly 6:00 a.m.
Elena watched the timestamp appear on the screen, her reflection faint in the dark glass of the monitor. Outside, dawn was only beginning to break, the city still caught in the fragile space between night and morning. It felt fitting—truth rarely arrived in full daylight. It crept in quietly, before the world had time to brace itself.
"Published," Marcus said calmly from behind her.
No one celebrated.
They all understood what this meant.
The article was restrained. Careful. It did not accuse outright. It did not scream scandal. It simply laid out facts—dates, disappearances, unfinished investigations, unexplained financial overlaps. Sofia Laurent's name appeared for the first time in fifteen years, accompanied by a photograph that had not been seen since her disappearance.
Former Investigative Journalist Linked to Emerging Financial Networks.
The headline was neutral.
