"Every name. Every transaction," Kael said, handing over the drive. "We leave tonight, right? Just like we planned."
Jax took the drive, his gloved fingers lingering on the cold metal. He looked up, and for a fleeting second, Kael saw a shadow of regret in his eyes—a flicker that vanished as quickly as a dying spark. "There’s a change in the plan, Kael," Jax whispered. Betrayed v0.96
The rain slicked the neon-drenched streets as Kael slipped through the back alley of the Obsidian District. In his pocket, the decrypted drive hummed—a tiny, vibrating weight that held the names of every double agent in the City Council. It was the leverage he needed to finally buy his way out of the slums. "Every name
At the end of the alley, a figure waited under a flickering streetlamp. It was Jax , the only person Kael had trusted since the Purge. Just like we planned