Day eighteen brings a visitor no one expected.I'm in the middle of testing when security calls Dr. Chen out of the room. She returns five minutes later, expression unreadable."There's someone here to see you," she says. "Both of you. It's... complicated.""Who?" Lucian asks, immediately suspicious."Tiffany Monroe."The name hits like cold water. Through the bond, I feel Lucian's instant rejection."No," he says. "Whatever she wants, the answer is no.""She says it's urgent. About her father." Dr. Chen hesitates. "She's crying. Real tears, not performance. And she's alone…no security, no lawyers, nothing.""It's a trap," I say."Maybe. But she's in a secure room. We control the environment. You can leave anytime." Dr. Chen looks at us. "I think you should hear what she has to say."Against every instinct, we agree.Tiffany sits in a small conference room, and she looks worse than when she came to warn us. Her designer clothes are wrinkled. Her perfect hair is tangled. Dark bruises s
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