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The First Counterattack

Author: Oma
last update publish date: 2026-03-15 22:06:54

ELIJAH'S POV:

The smear campaign started on a Thursday.

I had expected something. When you begin to move against a man like Aldric Voros you have to expect a response because men like that do not absorb pressure without redirecting it somewhere. I had talked to Hannah about this. I had told her it was coming. I had tried to prepare her for the shape of it without being able to tell her exactly what form it would take.

But knowing something is coming and experiencing it are not the same thing.

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