Chapter 31 Shadows Between Us
- It wasn’t hate that split the rebellion. It was the slow erosion of trust.
- The audio file kept playing, looping. Eron’s voice—flat, cold, final. > “He can’t be trusted. He thinks he’s me. He isn’t. If it comes down to it, I’ll shut him down myself.”
- Layla sat alone in the comms chamber, fingers digging into the table edge as the recording echoed again. The room was dark. The rebellion’s future darker.