Sophia’s POVThe drone’s red lights pinned us to the lake’s muddy shore, its hum a menacing pulse as my brother—Ethan, long thought dead—stood before me, his gun raised, his eyes cold with a truth that shattered my heart. His words, “You shouldn’t have trusted the stars,” cut deeper than the rain stinging my skin, a betrayal that echoed the Syndicate’s relentless pursuit. The journal and three drives in my hands held my father’s cipher—my memories of Orion’s stars, the key that had exposed the Syndicate’s empire, now crumbling under the virus’s broadcast. Liam clung to me, his blood soaking my hospital gown, his breath shallow but his love a fire that burned through my fear. His kisses in his penthouse, his vows under the city’s glow, were my anchor, though his father’s role as the Syndicate’s leader still fractured my trust. My mother, dragging the unconscious scarred woman, stood with my uncle, their rifles ready, while Claire covered us, her redemption as the sniper a fragile shiel
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