Chapter 146: Embers of TomorrowRain traced lazy arcs down the café window as Sophia stirred her tea absently. The mug was warm, grounding. Outside, the city moved with cautious energy. It was Istanbul now—a liminal place between continents, cultures, futures. The perfect space for transition.Elise
Chapter 145: Beneath The mountains of Eastern Turkey stretched in jagged silhouettes against the bruised horizon. Snow clung to the high peaks while icy winds cut through the lower ridges. Sophia adjusted her scarf, her breath misting as she crouched beside a rock outcropping, eyes fixed on the val
Chapter 144: The Turning PointThe warehouse was cold and quiet, an echo chamber of tension. Dust filtered down through broken skylights, catching in the pale morning light. Sophia leaned against a steel pillar, her coat still damp from the foggy trek there. Elise crouched nearby, checking the radio
Chapter 143: Fractures and FalloutThe news hit like a tidal wave. Screens across the globe blared the headlines: “Directive’s Root Exposed: The Catalyst Files Reveal Deeper Conspiracy.” Social media surged, echo chambers shattered, and governments scrambled.Sophia sat alone in the dim safehouse, t
Chapter 142: The Ghost in the Machine---The flight from Brussels was short, but the weight it carried was anything but light. Sophia sat by the window, watching clouds blur beneath the wing as the plane sliced through the sky. Elise, seated beside her, kept her eyes fixed on a tablet, scrolling th
Chapter 141: Shadows in the Web---Sophia woke to the distant hum of a border train pulling into Geneva’s Hauptbahnhof. Just enough light to paint the station in pale morning tones. Elise stirred in the seat across from her, eyelids fluttering before she sat up fully.“Another day, another war,” El