The public eats it up.Suddenly, Marcus isn’t just a whistleblower. He’s a redeemed insider. One of the few who tried to stop it.And with his redemption comes a spotlight.The kind of spotlight that paints a target.Emma doesn’t take it well.“They’ll kill him next,” she says, pacing the hallway. “
Chapter 83: The Weight of TruthThe safe house in D.C. isn’t much to look at.Gray walls. Reinforced windows. An almost sterile air of government containment.But to me, it smells like something close to freedom.Emma paces near the window, a phone to her ear. She’s giving statements to another watc
Chapter 82: When the Smoke ClearsThe world doesn’t change overnight.But it does burn faster when someone finally lights the match.By morning, my name is everywhere.Not just in dry headlines and ethical debates, but in real, raw fury. People are angry. People are scared. And for the first time, I
Chapter 81: The Line They CrossI don’t cry after the hearing.Not in the car, not when we get back to Emma’s house, not even when Katherine reaches for me with sleepy arms and says, “Mommy okay?” like she already knows the answer.I just nod. I pick her up. I hold her tighter than I should.Because
Chapter 80: Ghosts in the HallwayI wake up to silence. The kind that presses against your chest like a weight, heavy and wrong.Emma’s still sitting in the chair by the door, shotgun resting across her lap. Her eyes are closed, lips parted just enough to let out slow, measured breaths. The mug from
Chapter 79: Firestorm The article goes live two days later.It’s everywhere.“Pharmaceutical Giant Neurofix Exposed in Human Testing Scandal.”Marla did her job well. She didn’t pull punches—my name is at the top, alongside leaked trial data, damning internal emails, and a timeline that points to d