MasukThe helicopter moved through the night sky.No one spoke.Amelia couldn't take her eyes off the small screen in Adrian's hand.ARCHIVE RESTORATION: 4%The number continued to increase.5%.6%.7%.Her stomach tightened.She looked at Alexander."My first life."The words felt impossible."What does that mean?"Alexander remained silent.Damian's patience finally broke."Answer her."Alexander looked at Amelia."You were very young.""How young?""Three years old."Amelia's eyes widened."Three?"Alexander nodded."You were taken from your mother.""Taken?""Yes.""By the organization?""By people working for them."Amelia shook her head."But I remember my childhood.""You remember what they allowed you to remember."Her breathing became unsteady."No."Damian immediately moved beside her."Amelia.""I remember my mother.""You remember pieces.""Her voice.""Her hands.""The house."Alexander nodded."Those memories are real.""Then what's missing?""The laboratory."Amelia froze."Y
The silence after the Archive was destroyed felt almost unnatural.No alarms.No flashing screens.No hidden messages.No countdowns.For the first time in years, there was nothing telling them what would happen next.But Amelia knew better.The silence didn't mean they were safe.She was still holding Damian when Bennett shouted from the doorway."They're here."Everyone turned.The barricaded entrance had begun to shake.Once.Twice.Then violently.Nathan tightened his grip on his weapon."How many?"Bennett looked through the narrow opening."At least ten."Noah moved beside him."Ten?"Bennett shook his head."More are coming."Damian slowly pushed himself upright.Amelia immediately held his arm."Don't.""I'm fine.""You just collapsed.""I'm still standing.""That's not the same thing."A faint smile crossed his face."You're becoming very bossy.""And you're becoming very difficult."He squeezed her hand."I missed this."Amelia frowned."What?""You worrying about me."She s
Nobody moved.The voice echoed through the medical room.Amelia's heart pounded.Damian immediately stepped in front of her.Bennett raised his weapon."Come out."Silence.Then footsteps.Slow.Deliberate.A figure emerged from the darkness.Amelia's eyes widened."Adrian?"He stood there.His face was expressionless.Damian's jaw tightened."What are you doing here?"Adrian looked at them."I came to make sure you arrived safely."Bennett kept his weapon raised."You were with us.""Yes.""You knew about the island."Adrian's eyes shifted toward Alexander."I did."Amelia stared at him."Then you're the one who told them."Adrian didn't answer.That silence was enough.Damian stepped forward."Why?"Adrian looked at Amelia."Because I had to."Damian laughed bitterly."Another one with that excuse."Adrian's expression hardened."You don't understand.""Then explain.""I've spent years trying to keep you alive.""You call this keeping us alive?"Adrian pointed toward the approaching
The vehicle continued toward the coast.Nobody spoke for several minutes.Alexander's last words remained in the air.Your child may be the beginning of something much bigger.Amelia stared out the window.Her hand remained over her stomach.The baby had moved again.Stronger this time.Damian noticed the worry in her eyes."Amelia."She looked at him."What?""Don't let what he said frighten you.""But what if he's right?""Then we'll deal with it."She shook her head."That's what everyone has been saying since this started."Damian took her hand."But this time, you aren't alone."She looked at him."You promise?""I promise."He squeezed her fingers."No matter what they discover about our child, he's still our baby."Amelia smiled faintly."That's all that matters."---Alexander watched them through the mirror.There was something in his expression that Amelia couldn't understand.Fear.Not fear of the organization.Not fear of being captured.Something else.She leaned forward.
The hidden staircase disappeared into darkness.Amelia stood at the entrance, staring down.The air coming from below was cold.Too cold.Damian stepped beside her."You don't have to do this."Amelia looked at him."Yes, I do.""Why?""Because every time we've run from the truth, it has followed us."She tightened her grip around the key Alexander had given her."This time, I'm facing it."Damian nodded."Then I'm facing it with you."Alexander watched them silently.For a moment, something almost like pride crossed his face.Then he turned toward the staircase."Stay close."Bennett immediately moved behind him."You walk first."Alexander gave him a faint smile."You still don't trust me.""No.""Good."He started down the stairs."You're learning."---The staircase seemed endless.Their footsteps echoed against the concrete walls.Amelia kept one hand on Damian's arm.With every step, the air became colder.Sophie whispered:"How far down does this go?"Alexander answered without
The phone slipped from Amelia's hand.It landed on the balcony floor.For several seconds, she couldn't move.The photograph remained visible on the screen.Alexander.Her father.Standing outside the villa.The timestamp was from that morning.8:14 A.M.They had arrived only hours ago.Amelia's breathing quickened."Damian."He was inside the nursery, adjusting one of the curtains.He turned immediately."What happened?"She couldn't speak.Damian crossed the room and picked up the phone.His expression changed."Where did you get this?""An unknown number."He looked at the photograph.Then at the road beyond the villa."Did you see anyone?"Amelia shook her head."No."Damian immediately pulled out his phone."Bennett."The call connected almost instantly."What happened?" Bennett asked."Someone sent Amelia a photograph of the villa."There was a pause."When was the photograph taken?""This morning."Bennett's voice became serious."Don't leave the house."Damian looked around."
“Amelia!”The sound of Damian’s voice echoed through the apartment with a panic nobody had ever heard from him before.Sophie gasped.Nathan froze.And Adrian immediately lifted Amelia into his arms as her body went limp against him.“Move.”His calm tone cut sharply through the chaos.Years of med
The words slammed into Damian like a physical blow.“Don’t touch her.”For a second, nobody moved.Amelia’s body trembled weakly in Adrian’s arms, her face pale enough to terrify everyone in the room.“Move aside,” Damian said coldly.Adrian ignored him completely.“Get water,” he told Sophie calml
Amelia’s heartbeat stopped for a second.No.Not now.Not tonight.Sophie looked between the door and Amelia in confusion before opening it wider.Standing outside was a tall man dressed in a dark coat, rainwater still glistening faintly on his shoulders. His sharp features carried the calm confide
Damian Vale did not sleep that night.By three in the morning, the entire top floor of Vale Corporation remained brightly lit while executives and assistants moved nervously through the hallways like soldiers preparing for war.Nobody dared ask questions.Nobody dared mention Amelia.But everyone c







