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Lyla’s POV

The tea cup clinked gently as Collins set it down on the table. He didn’t notice the slight tremble in his hands. At least not yet.

“I’ll have the new guards arrive before noon,” he said, wiping his mouth casually. “Anyone you trust in particular?”

I smiled gently. “I trust you to make the right call.”

His pupils had started to dilate. I smiled softly. The serum was working.

The military-grade compound I’d slipped into his drink wasn’t detectable in standard tox screens. It didn’t alter memory or scramble the mind. It simply turned the volume up on truth—dialed it so loud a lie became physically impossible to say.

I leaned forward, calm as still water.

“Collins,” I said gently, “how long have you been working with the Architect?”

The pause lasted two seconds too long.

“Since the fire,” he said flatly.

I blinked. “The orphanage fire?”

He nodded.

“That was over a decade ago. You—what do you mean?”

He looked me dead in the eyes. “They saved me from the wreckage. I was suppose
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