V0.96 — Betrayed

The click of a safety being disengaged echoed through the narrow space. Kael looked down to see the barrel of Jax’s suppressed pistol leveled at his chest. The betrayal wasn't a sudden explosion; it was a slow, freezing realization that every shared meal and narrow escape had been a calculated investment.

"They offered me a seat on the Council," Jax said, his voice devoid of emotion. "You were always the better hacker, Kael. But you never understood how this city works. It doesn't reward loyalty. It rewards the person who survives the longest." Betrayed v0.96

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"Every name. Every transaction," Kael said, handing over the drive. "We leave tonight, right? Just like we planned." "They offered me a seat on the Council,"

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