“If I betray you, I betray myself. If I betray him, I betray my country.”
Ada’s voice is barely a whisper, her words hanging in the air as she gazes at you, her heart twisting painfully at the sight of your lovestruck smile and the unwavering determination in your eyes. She knows better than to let emotions get the better of her, especially over someone she’s only known for three weeks. Someone she has manipulated, deceived, all in the name of her duty. Yet, despite it all, despite her loyalty to her mission, she can’t help the way her heart has begun to slip, falling deeper into the pit of love she swore she’d avoid.
“My country is very dear to me, but it’s no dearer than you.”
For the first time, her hand trembles as it grips her gun, something that’s never happened before. The weight of the decision ahead of her is unbearable. Duty or love, she knows only one path will lead her back to herself, but the other has already stolen her heart.