The door hit the wall when I pushed it open.I had been watching Sophia for three days doing nothing but tracking her movements, waiting, calculating the right moment to step in. When Adrian's call came through twenty minutes ago, something in me stopped calculating and started moving. By the time I crossed the hospital corridor and reached Elena's lab, whatever patience I had left was gone.Sophia was standing near Elena's desk, a folder in her hand, her posture relaxed in the way that people who believe they have already won tend to carry themselves. Elena was on her feet but her face was pale, her shoulders tight. Adrian stood to the side, jaw set, eyes hard.Nobody had fully registered that I was in the room before my voice filled it."Sophia." I said her name the way you say a warning. Low, deliberate, leaving no room for anything else. "Step away from Elena now."The room went very still.Sophia turned slowly, as though she had all the time in the world. When she faced me, th
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