The file sat on Alex’s desktop, a stark, digital intruder:
It had arrived in an unsigned email with no subject line. Most people would have hit delete, but Alex was a sound engineer—the kind of person who couldn’t leave an unplayed frequency alone. He double-clicked. Download File 05 Do You Mind.mp3
Suddenly, a voice cut through. It wasn’t a scream or a whisper; it was a woman’s voice, clear and uncomfortably close, as if she were standing right behind his left shoulder. "Do you mind?" she asked. The file sat on Alex’s desktop, a stark,