CHAPTER 3: THE MARK NOBODY RECOGNIZED
By afternoon, the championship had become a battle nobody expected.
Logan Hayes.
The sport's biggest star.
And Evelyn Cross.
The unknown woman who arrived alone.
The arena buzzed with rumors.
Who was she?
Where had she trained?
Why had nobody heard of her?
As Evelyn advanced through the competition, the cameras followed her more closely.
Again
A harmless birthmark.
At least, that was wh
Everyone except Arthur Bennett.
The chair
For a split second, the camera captured the mark clearly.
Arthur leaned forward.
His face changed.
"Pause that."
The assistant looked confused.
"What is it, sir?"
Arthur didn't answer immediately.
His eyes rema
The color slowly drained from his face.
Because he had seen that exact mark before.
Many years ago.
On the wrist of a shooter the sport had tried to forget.
A woman whose name had disappeared from every official record.
A woman connected to a scandal that should never have happened.
Arthur gripped the railing.
Below him, Evelyn prepared for the next round, unaware that the secret hidden on her wrist was about to change everything.
And for the first time all day—
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Arthur Bennett wasn't watching the competition anymore.
He was watching her.
