"What the fuck!" Pako's voice cut through the bridge's hum, her eyes wide as she gripped the console, her fingers digging into the metal.
Vera froze, her hand hovering over the ship's navigation panel, while Aster's jaw tightened, her arms crossed, the three of them glued to the medic room's audio feed,
Syn's conversation with Mia—now Olivia—blaring through the speakers.
The pirate ship roared toward the Interstellar Station Governance Alliance (ISGA), orbiting near Jupiter's path, a weeks-long journey at full throttle, its engines vibrating the floor.
They'd planned to use this time to get closer to Syn, to rebuild their bond, to go all in, but now, this bombshell—Olivia's shapeshifter reveal—had them reeling, their hearts pounding, their plans upended.
"She was Olivia all along?" Pako blurted again, her voice a mix of disbelief and outrage.
