Chapter 37: The Enemy Unmasked
The dim light from the overhead fluorescents buzzed, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. Alex paced back and forth in the makeshift command room, every step echoing in the small space. Her fingers twitched at her sides, nerves buzzing with a tension she couldn't shake. Ethan stood across from her, his eyes focused on the floor, shoulders slumped under the weight of a truth he had avoided for too long.
The silence between them was unbearable. Alex stopped, staring at Ethan, waiting for him to say something—anything—that would make the suffocating feeling of betrayal ease. But no words came. Just more silence.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Her voice was low, but it carried a dangerous edge. She had trusted him. After Gabriel's death, he had been the one constant, the one she could count on when the world turned upside down. But now, that trust felt like a fragile thread, fraying at the edges.
