2019.

Early 2019, I was still a spy in my father’s army. Since my wristband showed green a year and some months ago, I knew Shadow Legend had a new commander. And I knew my order to be a spy still held. But I was no longer interested in being a Shadow soldier. I wanted to break Project Empire. So I gave them what they wanted. I killed my father—only, it was a pretense.

Before the pretense, I needed father to spill what he knew about Project Empire to me. But he would not break.

Through my ...