Chapter 26
Chapter 23 – Luna Knight I thought I’d seen darkness before. Thought I understood what secrets meant when whispered through marble halls or encoded in ledgers bound in leather and silence. But the Phoenix dossier wasn’t just a secret. It was a legacy of violence. A graveyard of names buried under experiments, weapons, and war games. And my father’s signature was on almost every page. I sat in the middle of the underground chamber, knees drawn up, the red folder open in my lap like it might bite. Cassian stood a few feet away, silent, his shadow long against the stone walls. “You knew all this,” I said quietly. “And you stayed.” His voice was gravel. “I didn’t have a choice.” “Everyone has a choice.” He crossed his arms, jaw tight. “I made mine the day I buried my father.” I looke
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