Victor's words haunted me for days.
"The real threat is closer than you know."
Alexander dismissed it as a desperate lie, but I couldn't shake the feeling.
Everyone around us was loyal — or so we thought.
Marcus had been Alexander's second for years. Lena ran intelligence with precision. The security team hand-picked.
But someone was leaking information.
Small things at first.
A patrol route changed last minute — and rogues avoided it.
A safe house location compromised.
Alexander called another meeting, this time only his inner circle.
We sat in the war room again, tension thick.
"I want truth serum for everyone," he said flatly.
Marcus raised an eyebrow. "Including me?"
"Including all of us," Alexander replied. "No exceptions."
Lena nodded. "Smart. Clears the air."
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