Book 2 — The Hollow Betrayal

The Nexus Refugia Convoy survives its first encounter with the impossible—but survival comes at a cost.

In the wake of the Blacks’ discovery, political unity begins to fracture. Old divisions between Settlers and Voyagers harden into open hostility, while smuggling networks, data suppression, and quiet assassinations spread through the convoy’s corridors. The Concord insists on order. The truth refuses to stay contained.

Commander Aric Veylan and the Blacks are drawn into a web of betrayal that runs far deeper than espionage. What appears to be human ambition masking as rebellion reveals something more disturbing: factions willing to trade stability for power, and power for silence.

As the Ghost Code resurfaces in altered form, the team confronts a reality no one wants to admit—the threat is no longer external. It is being invited in.

The Hollow Betrayal shifts the series from discovery to consequence, exposing the political and moral rot beneath the convoy’s polished unity. Trust becomes currency. Silence becomes strategy. And betrayal becomes a tool of survival.