Lorelei

The blueprint was heavy in my hands.

I stood in my room, the door locked, the curtains drawn, and stared at the document that could save or destroy everything. The tunnels beneath the citadel, mapped in careful detail—every passage, every exit, every secret known only to those who had built this place.

Alpha Brian wanted this. He had given me one week. And the week was almost over.

I had made my choice. I had to make my choice. There was no other way.

I thought about the rumors, ...