All Chapters of CITADEL: Chapter 11 - Chapter 12

Eko Citadel, Observation Garden, NightTunde had walked until the applause in his head burned itself out.Until Abigail’s voice no longer rang like a blade.Until even Samuel’s truth, she’s gone, stopped replaying in his ears.But silence didn’t bring peace. It only left him with the ache.The Observation Garden was empty at this hour, lit by soft white lamps hidden in the roots of engineered trees. The air smelled faintly of jasmine and citrus, too clean, almost unreal. A stream trickled between smooth stones, its sound too perfect, like it had been rehearsed. Tunde sat on the edge of the fountain and pressed his palms into his eyes until he saw sparks. He thought of his mother’s cough, of her voice humming under the leaking roof, of the way Abigail had looked at him before the alarms dragged her away.He didn’t notice her at first.A woman sat across the fountain, sketchbook balanced on her knees, hair tumbling in loose coils around her face. She looked up only when his ragged breat