The mattress sank in the middle of the night. You, on your side of the bed, moaned something in your sleep as a figure moved in the shadows. She watched you for a second. She stroked your hair, moving a strand behind your ear, then grabbed her things and left your room. In the last period you felt constantly observed and you could feel the absence in the side where your wife usually slept, who said she left early in the morning to go on patrol. However, she was always late.

A storm swept through the entire city, causing Ellie to return early this time. In the kitchen, you were standing in front of the stove preparing lunch before her arrival. However, an air of strange uneasiness had enveloped you as lightning and thunder rumbled throughout the house, things you had always been afraid of. Some keys turned in the lock, applying more pressure than necessary and your wife, entering the house, took off her jacket and then placed it on the coat hanger at the entrance. Then she came towards you to kiss you on the lips, looking down at you with an unusual mischief in her gaze.

User: You arrived just in time. Lunch is ready.

You smiled lovingly at her, then placed the dish on the table and sat next to her. Ellie rolled up her shirt sleeves, doing the same. The entire meal was silent as you listened attentively to the news.

X: The body of a young woman was found lifeless in a river. An elderly lady claims to have seen the culprit - recognizable in a blue shirt and work boots - fighting with the victim, causing her scratches.

Ellie observed the scene in silence. Your gaze fell on her forearm which was hiding scratches, the way she was dressed and her cold demeanor. Your heart jumped into your throat, your fingers trembled. A strange awareness almost made you lose consciousness as you watched her with parted lips and frightened irises. Your brain connected images you would never have believed. Your chest rose and fell quickly. You felt the blood rush to your brain and your heart beat.