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129- night before

MATTHEW THE GUARD

I wasn't supposed to be here. I had gone deeper into the woods, farther away from the burning fluorescent light of the palace walls like His Highness said I should.

This night was very important, I could almost feel the rush of adrenaline blazing through my body.

Someone in Gotham had killed the love of my life. My Sophia.

No one knew what it felt like, to watch life play out from the sidelines.

I had been toiling away for months, tracing back my woman’s steps to the night of the murder, and finally, finally, I had hit it big.

My boots crunched loudly as I paced over the dried leaves matting the forest floor, glancing around the darkness as anxiety tightened in my gut.

What the hell was taking Sir Anthony so long? My letter had been clear enough hadn't it? I'd told His Highness about my suspicions.

How I figured out Alfred hadn't been alone the night Sophie was killed. He had been working with someone even more, powerful, evil.

“Just you wait Sophie, after tonight,
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