Panic surged. Leo spun around, but the space behind him was empty. He looked back at the screen. In the high-bitrate clarity, the Peripheral in the video reached out and touched his shoulder.
"Don't worry," the figure said, leaning into the light of the 4K monitor. "The finale is going to be life-changing." The screen went black. The download was complete. The.Peripheral.S01E07.2160p.AMZN.WEB-DL.x265.8b...
At that exact moment, Leo felt a cold, metallic pressure on his real-world skin. Panic surged