Skyla Novea - The Promotion [ PROVEN ]

"I accept," she repeated, "with one condition."

She signed the contract. Then she looked directly at Captain Vellen. skyla novea - the promotion

Skyla felt the floor tilt slightly beneath her. She had always suspected. The phantom fuel consumption. The encrypted comm bursts at odd hours. The way certain containers were never opened for inspection. "I accept," she repeated, "with one condition

She was good at her job—too good, some whispered. Skyla could predict a supply chain fracture three solar cycles before it happened. She knew which maintenance drones were lying about their efficiency stats. She could smell a corroded conduit coupling from four decks away. But for three years, four months, and two days, her name had sat stubbornly below the "Promotion Consideration" line on Captain Vellen’s weekly memo. She had always suspected

But Skyla had not finished.

The three of them exchanged glances. Eris Venn raised an eyebrow. "You are in no position to negotiate, Officer Novea."