Exiled to Crown a TraitorUpdated at Jul 31, 2026, 03:12
Lorenzo coldly stripped Vera of her highest security clearance, handing the master data card to Mia. He condemned her as terrifying, oblivious that just weeks ago at the banquet, Vera had covertly swapped their glasses, swallowing the fatal poison meant for him. Now, with failing organs, she accepted her exile in total silence. Instead of defending herself, Vera calmly surrendered the empire's last physical keys. She bound the offline mainframe to her subcutaneous biometric monitor, turning her impending death into the ultimate trigger. The cost was absolute: she would succumb to the toxin alone in an abandoned snowy mountain safe house, permanently severing all ties without seeking salvation. As the system's red light pulsed in sync with her fading heartbeat, an irreversible countdown began. When her pulse finally flatlines, what will remain of the fragile empire Lorenzo thinks he has saved?