THE FRACTURED CIRCLE
The device in Katherine's hand pulsed with a malevolent blue light, casting eerie shadows across her face. James stared at his sister, his mind struggling to reconcile the woman before him with the person he thought he knew. She was calm, almost serene, as if she'd been waiting for this moment her entire life. The betrayal cut deeper than any wound he'd ever suffered. "Katherine," James said, his voice dangerously low. "Give me the device. Now." Katherine shook her head slowly, her eyes never leaving his. "I can't do that, James. You don't understand what's at stake. The First has shown me the truth. The Architect's work was flawed, corrupted by her obsession with control. But it can be redeemed. The children can still be saved." Harper moved to James's side, her weapon trained on Kath
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