Synopsis

He was a man haunted by what he had allowed to happen, a weight settling upon him with each passing day. The path he’d taken, the choices he’d made, now seemed paved with regret. He carried the burden of a missed opportunity, a failure to prevent a tragedy. “You let a *next* take the one we were hunting,” the words hung in the air, sharp and accusatory. A bitter truth, and one he couldn't deny. The accusation stung, but it also echoed the truth he’d been desperately trying to avoid. He had