The gunshot echoed through the ruined command center.
Then came silence.
Terrible.
Unnatural.
Absolute silence.
Minho stared at the blood spreading across his shirt.
Slowly.
Almost curiously.
As if he couldn't quite believe it himself.
The bullet had gone straight through his chest.
Aarya's heart stopped.
"No..."
The whisper escaped her lips.
Broken.
Shaking.
Minho swayed.
His legs threatening to give out beneath him.
Jungkook moved first.
Catching him before he hit the floor.
For a moment—
nobody fought.
Nobody moved.
Nobody spoke.
Even Chairman Han watched silently.
Because everyone understood what had just happened.
Minho had saved Jungkook.
The same Minho who betrayed him.
The same Minho who lied.
The same Minho who helped destroy his empire.
And yet—
when
