Chapter 20: Anchor Theft For a heartbeat, the room held its breath. Mai lay still. The medical monitor blinked like…
Chapter 17: Wake Protocol Ace’s hands wouldn’t stop shaking. Not because she was weak—because the adrenaline dump had nowhere to…
Chapter 15: The Test Nobody Ordered The platform’s idea of “night” was mostly psychological. The lights dimmed. The hallway traffic…
Chapter 14: Offshore Rules The boat didn’t feel like escape. It felt like a corridor that happened to float. Open…
Chapter 13: Salt and Silence The truck kept moving like nothing had happened. That was the part that made Ace’s…
Chapter 12: The Knock That Knows Your Name The freight doors didn’t unlatch. They complied. Metal that should’ve needed keys…
Chapter 6: The Hymn Under the Skin The new rhythm didn’t enter through the ears. It entered through the ribs.…
Chapter 4: Choir Zone The arch didn’t feel like a doorway. It felt like a decision. Ace ran straight at…
Chapter 1 The city never really slept; it stalled. Neon didn’t glow so much as it bled—thin colors smeared across…