The Broken Nuclear Model, Sterling's Downfall

The R&D for the X-45 nuclear fusion project was finally over. I was heading back home to Skyfall City on the earliest flight, clutching the classified fission reaction model.

Before I could even deliver it to the base, I collided with a slender figure.

The prototype shattered into a million pieces. The reaction files―years of my life―were kicked into a filthy sewer by her.

I demanded an apology, but Silas Sterling's cousin just spat at my feet.

"Look at my limited-edition heels. They're cove