THE PAKHAN'S STOLEN OMEGA
"Give us one reason."
"Because I've lost everything," Anya said simply. "My organization wants me dead. My entire identity was a lie. My sister..." her voice caught, then steadied, "...was genetically engineered to control me. Every certainty I had is gone. All I have left is the choice to do the right thing. That's my credibility: I'm the only person in this room with nothing left to lose except my humanity. And I'm fighting to keep that."
The chamber fell silent. Alexei felt something shift in the room's energy, not trust exactly, but acknowledgment. Respect, perhaps.
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