But the news she received had shattered her completely: Silas was already with another girl.
Raya's chest tightened painfully. Betrayed by her best friend when the apocalypse began, betrayed again by the man she had once loved… she couldn't help but wonder if someday her brother would betray her too.
But she quickly shook her head, forcing herself out of that downward spiral. She must not allow paranoid thoughts to eat her alive.
She looked at the masked leader and asked cautiously, "Are you the boss?"
The man didn't speak. Instead, he pulled out a folded sheet of paper and handed it to her.
Raya took it with trembling hands and carefully opened it.
As she read the content, realization dawned on her... the mastermind wasn't here at all. Instead, she was being assigned a task, one that would determine whether she was worthy of joining their organization.
If she proved useful, they would help her take revenge, and more importantly, they would help awaken her superpower.
