All Chapters of FRACTURED VOW : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

"I'm your twin."Lily's words seemed to drain the air from the night.Ava stared at her.The gun in Lily's hand was still pressed against Ethan's head."No."Lily's eyes filled with tears."Ava...""No."Ava shook her head violently."You can't be."Veronica smiled."But she is."Victoria looked horrified."Veronica, what have you done?""What I should have done twenty-eight years ago."Jonathan stepped forward."Put the gun down, Lily."Lily's grip tightened."Don't come closer."Jonathan stopped.Ava couldn't take her eyes off Lily."Then who am I?"Lily swallowed."You're Ava.""That's not what I asked."Lily's eyes flickered."You're..."She struggled to speak."You're the other child."Ava felt as though someone had punched her."The other child?"Veronica nodded."Your mother gave birth to twins.""One was supposed to be Victoria.""The other was supposed to be Ava."Ava's eyes moved between them."Then why am I Ava?"Veronica smiled."Because your mother chose you."Victoria sh

"Now, Ava..."The woman on the screen smiled."...let's see which sister you choose."Ava's blood ran cold.Her eyes moved from the screen to the woman standing only a few feet away.Then back to the screen.Two identical faces.Two identical voices.Two women who looked exactly like Veronica.But only one of them was standing in the room.The woman beside Ava laughed softly."Confused?"Ava raised her gun."Who is she?"The woman on the screen smiled."That's the question you've been asking since the day you were born.""Answer me.""She's my sister."Ava's eyes narrowed."Your sister?""Her name is Vanessa."The woman beside Ava stepped forward."No."The woman on the screen laughed."You still don't want to admit it."Vanessa.Ava repeated the name in her head.Veronica.Vanessa.Two sisters.Both identical.Both connected to Genesis.And both apparently determined to destroy everything Ava had left.Ava pointed her gun at the woman beside her."Move away from me."The woman smiled

Ava opened her eyes.For several seconds, she couldn't recognize the room.The lights above her were too bright.The walls were covered with screens.Machines hummed around her.And someone was holding her hand."Ava."Ethan.She turned toward him.His face was pale, his shirt stained with blood from the gunshot, but he was alive."You stayed."His fingers tightened around hers."I told you I would."Ava stared at him.Then the memories returned.Not slowly.All at once.The hospital.The twins.The hidden room.Jonathan.Richard.Veronica.Genesis.Her own childhood.And the woman who had knelt in front of her when she was twelve.Ava suddenly pulled her hand away.Ethan noticed."What is it?"She looked at him differently."I remember.""I know.""No."Her voice was quiet."I remember everything."Ethan's expression changed.Ava stood slowly.She looked across the room.Victoria was crying.Lily was staring at her.Jonathan stood motionless.Ava's eyes settled on him."You."Jonatha

"Did you really think destroying Genesis would make me disappear?"The voice came from Lily's mouth.But it wasn't Lily.Ava stood completely still.Her fingers tightened around Ethan's arm."No."Lily—or whatever had taken control of her—tilted her head."You're frightened."Ava stared into those black eyes."I'm not afraid of you."A small smile appeared on Lily's lips."That's what you always say."Ethan stepped in front of Ava."Get away from her."Lily laughed."Ethan."The way she said his name made him freeze."You should know better than anyone that I don't need permission."Ethan raised his gun."Lily, fight it."The smile disappeared.For a second, something flickered behind her eyes.Fear.Real fear."Ethan..."Ava's heart jumped."Lily?"Lily's fingers trembled."Help me."Ava immediately moved forward."Lily!"But the moment Ava took another step, Lily screamed.The entire facility shook.A violent wave of electricity blasted through the room.Ava was thrown backward."Av

The room went completely silent.Not peaceful.Not calm.Silent in the way a graveyard was silent before something crawled out of the ground.Ava's body remained suspended in the center of the chamber.Her head hung forward.Her hair covered half of her face.Energy moved beneath her skin like lightning trapped inside a human body.Ethan didn't move.He lay several feet away, his body unnaturally still."Ethan!"Ava tried to scream.But the voice that came from her mouth wasn't hers.It was Veronica's.Jonathan stepped backward.For the first time since Ava had known him, fear completely erased the confidence from his face."No," he whispered.The screens surrounding them flickered.One by one, they displayed the same message.SYSTEM REBIRTH: 72%Then,ARCHITECT COUNT: 4Jonathan stared."Genesis," he whispered.The word seemed to shake the entire room."What have you done?"A low laugh came from Ava's body.Veronica's laugh."You asked for an Architect."The lights went out.Then cam