People parted, their curious and angry faces turning to watch our procession. We weren't in co

Liam' s private security moved to bl

hem said, holding up a hand.

ied, my voice low. I looked him i

d, then ste

ce, his jaw dropping. The crowd murmured, a wave of confusion and excitement rippling through them. Sera' s f

her heels clicking ang

ng here, Alex? Get

iam, who was trying to regain hi

ne, his voice a little shaky. "This is a prime exam

to him. I looked out at the sea of faces, at

Tell me about the X-47 drone guidance module. Explain its signal-hopping algorithm

d no idea what I was talking about. These were the technical detail

chnical specifics," he stamm

weight. "You' re a fraud who took military technology, got 108 soldiers

onary. He' s a parasite who built his 'dream'

washed over Liam' s f

owever,

e, who had followed me onto the stage and was standing a few

e shrieked. "You tu

ng Sera' s wrist. But I was faster. I moved between them

ers," I snarled, my face inches from h

she hissed, stru

rm. "This is

ting, trying a new tactic. The anger vanished, replaced by a pleading look. "Alex,

tend the last few days hadn't happened,

nderstanding," I

id to the floor, clutching his

ezed, looking up at Sera with wide, terrif

parent performance. But

eyes filled with a venomous hat

y grasp and knelt by Liam' s side. She looked up at me, over the

s. He is my family. He is my prior

ver was left between us. The cameras captured it all.

e, and I felt nothing. The love was gone. The anger w

d by loyalty. She was broken. She was compli