Chapter 051The sound of the door locking was like a gunshot in the quiet cabin. I spun around, clutching Elle to my chest. I kicked the wood, but it didn't budge. It was reinforced with steel. I was trapped in a box, and someone was watching me through the tiny lens in the corner."Who are you?" I screamed at the ceiling. "Show yourself!"The voice from the speaker chuckled. It was a rich, smooth sound, like honey poured over sharp glass. "Patience, Hazel. You’ve spent your whole life running from the Board. Don’t you want to meet the woman who actually owns it?"A hidden panel in the wall slid open. It wasn't a door to the outside. It was a large television screen. The screen flickered to life, showing a woman sitting in a high-backed leather chair. She looked like an older version of my mother, but her hair was pure white, and her eyes were a piercing, cold violet. She wore a necklace made of silver teeth."I am Beatrice," the woman said. "And I have been waiting for you to finish
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