Chapter 95: The Betrayal

The room was thick with tension, the air electric with the weight of Nathan's threat hanging over us. The detonator in his hand felt like a ticking time bomb, and I could barely breathe, my chest tightening as panic coursed through me. All my instincts screamed to flee, but I stood frozen in place, grappling with the reality that Nathan, my oldest friend, had betrayed me.

“What do you think you’re going to do?” I asked, forcing the words past my clenched throat. “You really think this will end well for you?”

Nathan’s smile faded, replaced by a cold, calculating look that sent a chill racing down my spine. “You don’t understand, Emily. This isn’t about me. It’s about you finally facing the truth.”

He stepped closer, the device still clenched tightly in his fist. “You’ve been manipulating everyone around you—including me. You had no idea how your ambition would push me into the shadows, did you?”

I felt a wave of anger wash over me, mixed with disbelief. “I never wanted to push