Seeds of Doubt

Avery

When I arrived at the office at 8:25, I expected to find Declan already hunched over his desk as usual. However, his office door remained firmly shut, and the lights were off. There was no sign of him.

Strange. Declan was religiously early, often beating even the cleaning staff to the office.

I settled at my desk, arranging the day's files and checking his calendar. Nothing scheduled before