The North Clan's core system opened up. I could see all their assets, all their plans, and all their communications. And most importantly, I saw the last access log.
"D! Look at this!" I said, pointing at the main screen. "The final log shows who supervised my parents' murder."
A crystal-clear audio recording popped up on the screen, activated by the badge. A voice I knew intimately was talking to my father.
"I know you betrayed me, Elias," my father's tired voice echoed. "I know you're the one who gave all the blueprints to the North Clan."
Then, another voice cut in—a familiar voice, one I'd always considered a true ally.
"I did this for the legacy, Cassian. Your father was too soft."
It wasn't Elara's voice. It was the voice of the Northvale agent from the badge—the leader of the
