Trust Is a Loaded Gun

**Ronan**

The glow of the war room monitors paints the walls in a harsh blue light, but my mind remains trapped in the dark. That night plays on an endless loop inside my head. The deafening crack of my own weapon. Viktor Ivanov’s skull snapping backward, a thick spray of crimson painting the cold concrete. The ensuing chaos still rings in my ears—terrified girls screaming, scrambling over each o