In the cold solitude of a hidden chamber beneath the city, a shadow moved silently, heart heavy with secrets.
The betrayer — cloaked in darkness, face obscured — stared at the flickering holo-screen displaying the team's latest movements.
Every smile, every plan, every hope felt like a knife twisting in their conscience.
"I never wanted it to come to this," they whispered, voice raw with regret.
A message blinked on the screen — an order from Winterglass to sabotage the team's next mission.
Their fingers hesitated over the keys.
Ava's fiery determination, Kaela's unyielding loyalty, Noah's fierce protectiveness — memories of shared battles haunted their thoughts.
But the chains of duty to Winterglass tightened.
"If I don't follow through, they'll kill me," the betrayer murmured, eyes glistening with conflicted pain.
The weight of betrayal pressed down like a storm on their soul.
Yet beneath the mask of treachery, a flicker of hope remained — hope for redemption.
As the city slept unaware, the betrayer faced a choice — sink deeper into darkness or fight for the light.
To be continued...