Draft 25-Jan 2026

All That Mattered, Ch. 10

By the time they reached the Agency the next morning, Lee’s jaw was already set. The walk from the parking garage was short — he’d finally consented to letting her get a temporary handicapped placard — but it took more effort than before he’d been injured. Today, that showed; he was moving as though he were bracing himself for a day that was unlikely to be any easier than yesterday.

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