Chapter 0411

Veronica was still quiet.

I wished I could give her a hug, but I didn’t want to disturb her train of thought. She had personally asked me to come with her.

“I don’t need you to do anything,” she had said then. Her eyes had been downcast, like she was embarrassed to be asking for help. “But I would feel better if I knew you were there, supporting me.”

“I’ll always be supporting you,” I had said, thinking about what would happen when the competition was done and we all went our separate ways.

Coming here tonight was the absolute least I could do for her.

“I’m ready,” Veronica said now.

The rest of us waited in the observation room, as Veronica went alone through the door into the interrogation room.

Joyce glanced up as she entered. He seemed confused.

“What are you doing here?”

“Do you know who I am?” she asked.

“From the competition…” he said. He didn’t know her name.

“I’m Veronica,” she said. “And I was just like you. I was recruited into the underground organization from a very young age, and was raised to do their bidding.”

Joyce looked at her again in renewed interest. “How old were you?” he asked.

“Too young.”

Joyce dropped his gaze down to the table. “And you’re out now?”

true colors. They never wanted to save the world like they promised. They

He looks at Veronica again, and there’s

you,” Veronica said at the same tone and cadence,

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undisturbed by his insults.

a crime organization

Joyce said once, and then

I promise there is a way out of it for

himself horse, Joyce repeated, “I

into the room. Veronica turned and left, returning to

went toward her.

not over,” she said. “This is only the beginning.”

Julian nodded. “Alright.”

understand. “He didn’t

his temper,” Julian said. I did. “He wouldn’t have done that if Veronica’s words didn’t touch a nerve.

closer to Veronica now too. “You shouldn’t overly

do this,” Veronica said. “It feels like this is healing some of

dared to argue

Though modern, the facility did seem to have a

removed his jacket and placed it around my shoulders. I was instantly warmer and snuggled into it, knowing it had been warmed by

“Thank you,” I whispered.

for you,”

the collar of the jacket.

that… faint… was the

Bridget.

andisturbed by his insults.

being a traitor to a

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