With Ms. Liza silenced and Vega actively hunting us, we were out of options. We had one last card to play: the original evidence. We had made digital copies before giving it to Ms. Liza. Leo had them on an encrypted USB drive.
"We have to go public ourselves," Leo said, his face grim. "We post it all online. The documents, Hector's messages, everything. We blow it up so big they can't contain it."
It was a nuclear option. There would be no going back. The Alcantaras' retaliation would be swift and severe. But we had run out of road. Luna, flickering weakly, nodded her agreement. "It's time," she whispered. "It's why I'm still here."
The decision was made. We would become the story.