The Man They Threw Out of City Hall

old man.”

The words chilled me.

Mara heard them too.

Her eyes widened.

Elias did not react.

He simply looked at the mayor with a sadness so deep it felt older than anger.

“I stayed gone because my daughter asked me to,” he said.

Mayor Voss’s face changed.

Just slightly.

But enough.

My camera clicked.

This time, he heard it.

“What did you just photograph?”

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