LOGINEthan knelt beside his mother, panic rising in his chest.Mom!Elena didn't respond.Richard rushed to her side.She's breathing.Ethan looked at the giant screen.THE REAL GAME BEGINS.The message disappeared.Police officers were everywhere. The Double had been captured. Amelia was surrounded by security. The audience was being evacuated.Yet Ethan couldn't move.Jason knelt beside him.She'll be okay.Ethan shook his head.Why did the screen say she was the final subject?Nobody answered.Clara slowly approached.Because your mother was part of Project Rebirth too.Ethan looked at her.What?Clara's voice was quiet.Before you were sent back, Elena underwent the same experiment.Richard looked at her.We agreed never to tell him.Ethan stood.Tell me everything.Richard sighed.Your mother wasn't simply hiding from the Society.She was carrying the final key.What key?The key to controlling the rebirth system.Ethan stared at his mother.Then why did she collapse?Because the syst
The next morning, Ethan stood in front of the mirror, staring at his reflection.Thirty days had been reduced to less than twenty-four hours.His mother was being held captive.The real Double was alive.Amelia had revealed herself.And Jason's memories were slowly being destroyed.There was no more time to wait.Jason entered the room.You ready?Ethan picked up his music sheets.I've never been more ready.Jason smiled.Whatever happens tonight, don't blame yourself.Ethan looked at him.Don't talk like that.I'm serious.So am I.Jason walked closer.If the Society wants one of us to fall, we make sure neither of us does.Ethan nodded.Together.Downstairs, Richard and Clara were waiting.Elena's location had been traced to the international music festival venue.Thousands of people had already gathered.The final performance was scheduled for eight o'clock.Richard handed Ethan a small device.What's this?A jammer.It can interrupt the Society's signal for a few minutes.That's a
The red light beneath the piano continued blinking.Ethan noticed it.Someone is listening.Jason immediately turned toward the walls.Where?Ethan crouched beside the piano and found a tiny recording device hidden beneath it.He pulled it free.Clara's face changed.That's not mine.Ethan crushed the device in his hand.Then someone already knew we were coming.Jason looked at Clara.Who else knew about this place?Clara hesitated.Only three people.Who?Me, your mother, and...She stopped.Ethan stared at her.And who?Clara slowly looked toward the doorway.Your father.Ethan's stomach tightened.Dad?Clara nodded.Richard knew this room existed.But why would he be listening to us?Before Clara could answer, Ethan's phone rang.It was Richard.Ethan answered immediately.Dad?Richard's voice was urgent.Ethan, where are you?Why?Just tell me where you are.Ethan looked at Clara.We're at the old music hall.There was silence.Then Richard whispered.Leave immediately.Ethan frow
Ethan stared at Clara.You sent me back?Clara nodded.Yes.Jason stepped closer.Then why did you pretend to help us?Because I knew you would never trust me if you knew the truth.Ethan laughed bitterly.You expect me to trust you now?No.Clara looked at him calmly.I expect you to listen.She walked toward the old piano.Your first life ended in this room.Ethan looked around.I remember this place.Clara nodded.You came here because you discovered the truth about the Wolf Society.What truth?That the Society wasn't controlling the music industry anymore.It was controlling the musicians themselves.Ethan's expression hardened.How?Through contracts, secret recordings, blackmail, stolen compositions, and something far more dangerous.Project Rebirth.Clara nodded.You discovered the project before anyone else.Ethan looked at Jason.And that's why they killed me.Yes.But there was something they didn't know.What?You had already created a backup.Ethan frowned.My memories?C
The next morning, Ethan woke before sunrise. The events of the previous night kept replaying in his mind. His mother was alive. His father had finally told him the truth. Jason was connected to Project Rebirth. Mr. Grant had been exposed. Yet somehow, the Wolf Society remained alive.Ethan walked into the living room and found Elena sitting beside the window with a cup of tea.You couldn't sleep either, could you? she asked.Ethan shook his head.There are too many questions.Elena smiled sadly.Then ask me.Ethan sat beside her.When I was reborn, did you know I would remember my first life?No.Did Dad?No.Then who did?Elena looked down.We thought the experiment had failed.But someone knew it worked.Who?Your grandfather.Ethan's eyes narrowed.Victor?Yes.He discovered the machine had activated immediately after your death. But he couldn't determine where your memories had gone.Ethan remembered the strange dreams he had experienced before remembering his first life.Then how
The police took Mr. Grant and the other members of the Wolf Society away, but Ethan couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.The underground chamber was finally quiet.Jason sat against the wall, exhausted. Richard was being treated for his gunshot wound, while Elena stood beside Ethan, watching the officers search the room.For the first time in years, Ethan had his mother standing beside him.Yet he couldn't feel completely happy.His eyes remained fixed on the screen.BEGIN PHASE TWO.TARGET: ETHAN BLAKE.What does Phase Two mean? Ethan asked.Victor looked at the screen.It means Mr. Grant wasn't the highest authority.Ethan's expression hardened.Then who is?Nobody answered.Suddenly, one of the police officers shouted.Sir! You need to see this.Ethan walked over.The officer pointed at a computer.Someone is remotely accessing the system.Ethan stared at the screen.A new file was opening.PHASE TWO — THE STAGE.His heart tightened.What stage?Jason stood.The inte







