Saoirse
“I’d like you to go to your father’s base,” Commander Vale said, voice all casual like he was doing me some kind of favor.
Rhoan and Ezra both gave me a shrug—one of those better just do it shrugs—before turning away like they didn’t want to get caught in whatever this was.
“Oh, I’ll just wait for his call—”
“He specifically wants you to meet them. As far as I know… you know that.” He cut me off, his hand pressing to my shoulder, firm enough to say don’t argue. Then, with a little tilt of his head, he pointed toward the path.
“Follow me?” His voice softened, but I could still hear the command under it.
I exhaled, slow. “Yeah… sure.”
The base wasn’t just a base—it was a fortress hiding a whole other world. By the time we reached the chamber—the deepest, most secret part of my
