The clinic was peaceful.
Soft music.
Lavender scent.
Dr. Adrian Malik greeted Maya with a calm smile.
He was composed, articulate, charming.
The kind of man people trusted instantly.
"Journalists rarely visit for therapy," he said lightly.
Maya studied him.
"I'm investigating missing persons cases."
For a brief moment—
Something flickered in his eyes.
Then it vanished.
"A tragic matter," Malik said softly.
"People carry darkness. Sometimes they disappear into it."