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2025-02-15 21:00:36POV: Mira
The factory’s steady hum droned around me, but it couldn’t drown out the chaos in my mind. My hands moved mechanically, shifting heavy parts down the assembly line, but my thoughts were elsewhere—on Jace, on the rebellion, on Lucan.
I stole a glance toward the overseer’s booth perched above the factory floor. The faint red lights flickering from a drone stationed nearby made my chest tighten. They were everywhere now—patrolling the streets, hovering outside buildings, even watching us here. The tension was suffocating, a constant reminder of how fragile our existence had become.
At the workstation beside mine, two workers murmured under their breath, their voices barely audible over the clatter of machinery.
“Three more enforcers in the Quarters last night,” one said, his tone grim. “They say they’re hunting down anyone connected to the protest.”
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