Or so he had thought.
“What if I refuse damping?” he asked. nulled alternative
Then Darya did something unexpected. She laughed—a broken, tired sound. “They told me you were just a backup. A nulled alternative . But you’re not, are you? You’re the one who should have been primary all along.” Or so he had thought
A pause. Then: “Standard protocol is psychiatric reassignment and memory damping of the mission parameters. You will forget this was ever your path.” nulled alternative