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It was a blurry image of Logan stepping out of his trailer during costume fittings yesterday evening.

Logan frowned. "When was this taken?"

"Yesterday. Around 7 pm,” Nico reported.

"I don't remember anyone taking that,” Logan said.

"That's because nobody should have been able to." Nico zoomed out, and the image quality deteriorated immediately. The angle looked wrong somehow.

I leaned closer. "Where was the photographer standing?" I asked.

Nico highlighted a spot on the map. I stared at him.

"That's outside the public access zone,” I said.

“That’s correct,” Nico said.

"There shouldn't have been anyone there,” I murmured.

The room became very quiet. Nico clicked again, and another photograph appeared. This one showed Logan talking to a production assistant while walking between trailers.

Again, the angle looked strange. For one, it was too high and far away.

"This one came from the tree line behind the northern equipment storage area."

Another click led to another image of Logan laughing with one of the stunt coordinators. Yet again, it was another impossible angle, and a location that should have been inaccessible.

A place someone shouldn't have been. A cold feeling settled low in my stomach. Beside me, Logan sat up a little straighter.

"Where did you find these?" Logan asked.

"Fan sites." Nico opened several browser windows which showed forums, discussion boards, and finally, social media pages. Thousands of comments flew past as he scrolled.

Most were exactly what I'd expected, excitement, speculation, and the usual celebrity chatter. Then Nico stopped scrolling.

"This account posted the first image,” Nico said.

A username appeared on screen. MoonlitHunter92. Another click and Nico showed me a different account, SilverElfForever. Then Nico showed us several more usernames from different platforms.

"These all belong to the same person," Nico finally said.

I looked at him sharply. "How do you know that?"

"The writing patterns match." He clicked another window open. "Same punctuation habits, posting times, image compression settings. Finally, same metadata signatures on uploaded photos."

Logan frowned. "So one person made multiple fan accounts?"

“Yes, here.” Nico then showed us more posts, where the comments became more alarmingly personal and specific.

He's smiling more lately.

Looks tired in this one.

Someone should make sure he's eating properly.

I think blue is his favorite color.

He always touches his watch when he's nervous.


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