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Divine Spark Rising
Henry vanished.
Present.
“You never told me.” Carolina was stunned.
“You don’t remember. You were there. You gave
the directive. You were the only one I trusted, and
they didn’t want you to know.”
Color drained from her face, knees softening.
“I… I said those words?” Her voice broke on the
last one.
Henry nodded. The guilt was there, but so was
the scar it left. “You don’t remember. They wiped
you. But without you, it wouldn’t have worked.”
His voice hardened. “And that’s why I can’t trust
you any more.”
Her breath caught. Anger flared hands
trembling, fists clenched. “You think I chose that?
You think I wanted to be their mouthpiece?”
A shadow seemed to pass between them, as if
the memory of another voice lingered in the room.
Serpa’s voice. He had written the script. He had
guided them both, one through silence, the other
through command. They hadn’t been allies or
enemies that day, they had been his instruments.
Henry exhaled, the edge in his eyes softening, if
only slightly.
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