DOOMSDAY FORTRESS: THE OFFICER'S COLD BRIDE
Her hand tightened on the edge of the door, her eyes wide with a sudden, jarring recognition, the look of someone seeing a face they had studied in photographs long before meeting it in the flesh.
Betony registered the reaction instantly, burying it beneath a smooth, practiced mask.
"Good morning," Betony said, her voice rich, soft, and entirely relaxed. "I know we haven't formally met. I live upstairs in thirty, and given everything happening with the water below, I wanted to drop by, introduce myself, and make sure my neighbors have what they need."
The woman hesitated, trapped between suspicion and the pressure of basic politeness. She forced her pale lips into a thin, tight smile a face