I should’ve anticipated that the most insidious attack would come from within, rather than from external forces. This is the nature of our reality.
The dust hadn’t even settled from Rafael’s press statement when our inboxes erupted with an overwhelming tide of messages. Praise, criticism, and legal threats masquerading as inquiries flooded in—each one more urgent than the last.
Yet, none of this chaos could shake me. What truly unsettled me was the message that arrived from someone I had considered a trusted ally.
It appeared quietly in my inbox, disguised as an innocuous internal memo. The subject line read: “Budget Realignment Suggestions – Internal Review Only.” It seemed harmless at first glance, but the content beneath that façade was anything but benign. The document laid out a m
