Chapter 24 - THE FINAL CHALLENGE
She looked at the screen, the data streams showing the coordinates of the weapon, the final threat she had to stop.
But as she reached to initiate the lockdown, a sound echoed through the bunker—the sound of a safety clicking off.
She spun around, her weapon aimed, her eyes narrowing as she saw the figure emerging from the dark shadows.
It was the Defense Attorney, the man who had stood by her side in the court, his face a mask of betrayal.
"You shouldn't have come," he said, his voice calm, his weapon steady, his eyes looking at her with regret.
"You were one of them?" she asked, the realization hitting her like a physical blow to her own chest.
"I was the one who managed the lawyer," he confessed, his tone professional, his loyalty clearly to the cabinet.
"I didn't want to hurt you," he said, "but you have to walk away, let the archive stay where it is."
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"I can't do that," she replied, her finger on the trigger, the final confrontation beginning in the dark bunker.
They stood in the silence, two soldiers who had once been allies, now forced to the final, fatal choice.
