Love's Betrayal: A Digital Wasteland

other, perfectly. I smiled when Jake touched my growing belly, and I thanked him when he brought me nutrient pack

made it worse. My vision would occasionally dissolve into static, and sharp, splitting headaches would come out

va," he' d murmur, guiding me to a ch

, talking about the future, about the name of our child, about the safe, quiet lif

en. I kept my eyes closed, my breathing even, pretending to be a

Noah' s voice w

keeping her grounded. The maternal instincts

A good move. My child. My baby wa

al sympathy. "It would have been a stronger anchor. But this one will do.

carried after the "hostile takeover." The one I mourned for months,

ing. He had been calc

atic. "It made her sacrifice seem real. It cemented her status as a hero in the

duc

y mind. The loss of my child, the most profound pai

loe?" J

the last of the cartels hiding in the deep web. We mapped their entire network using Chloe' s inter

atic destruction of our lives as if they were reviewing a quarterly earnings

ep them comfortable. Make them feel safe. Olivia is gettin

said. "Maintai

ffocating darkness. The illusion wasn't just cracked anymore; it was obl

blizzard of white noise. The pain in my head wasn't just a headache; it was the sound of my own mind breaking. I gasped f

was too heavy, the betrayal too