The air in the Citadel was heavy with the hum of machinery, the faint whispers of soldiers as they moved through their duties. Camilla could hear it all, even from the confines of her small quarters, where the buzz of the military and the constant alerts seemed endless. The soft chirp of her wristband was the only noise that broke the silence, signaling the arrival of a new message.
Her fingers hesitated before she swiped to open it.
*“Status update at 0600. Command requests full readiness for the front lines. Be prepared for casualties. - A."*
It was short, to the point, just like Aiden. Yet the gravity of it weighed heavily on her chest. She hadn't expected the operation to begin so soon. The Senate's operation. The one that would decide whether they continued to hold onto the thin th
