Tangled Heart

shadows across the skyline, an ominous mirr

plans were slipping out, whispers of sabotage crackled like elec

d it in the way his jaw clenched tighter each morn

nd clarity. Instead, she found

We have to tighten security protocols," he said, voice

weight of the situation.

er's behind this knows the ins and out

need to be spoken. I

corridors. Ivy wandered past tense conversations and suspicious glance

ce room, she paused. Inside, a

od," one

ned. She didn't

hey're scared. But fear makes

"You really thin it

access. Someone who wants

office and shut th

I haven't told yo

aced h

something deeper than you know. He made enemie

ropped. "What a

. "This leak... it's con

ng the windows. Ivy wrapped her arm

tell me sooner

y," he admitted. "And because the more

her father's sudden death, the r

o we do now?

e find the traitor. Before

dows, Ivy felt the first real trem

lues surfaced like broken glass, sharp and damning. One night, Ivy foun

to Adrian i

odded grimly. "This confirms it. T

Blackwood Tower, a structure built on

ss head-on, even if it meant risking everything, includ

the heart of the building, the quiet before the storm feeling heavier than ever. The enemy

can't trust anyone but each other," he said, his voice l

dened. "Then w

oyal staff, laying out a plan with military

in Ivy's mind. She remembered Adrian's words from the r

ng the building into chaos. Th

ders stormed the lower floors, armed and methodical, aiming to seize

ded, leading the charge th

ding staff to safety. Gunfire echoed behind the

attackers, a brutal fight ending with Adrian dis

you?" he

aughed through

later, breathless.

. "Someone from my pa

t, screens flickering. Ivy dove into th

ut of everythin

for l

stem rebooted. Lights return

uder burst th

A swift strike and the

ll, heavy

a fierce relief washin

didn't lo

g else," he said.

eart ti

lt on lies. Lies that destroyed

s hit li

, betrayal tightening her

admitted, voice r

pa

stepped

nt you chose silence. But may

hed her eyes

ound his.

lence now, but like a rhythm of renewal. Ou

ruins, no longer just survivors of s

s. In truth, in p