All Chapters of PHEROMONE BLIND : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

CHAPTER FORTY-TWOChild Number Seven 2The room remained silent long after Arthur's final words.Lucas stood completely still, staring at the photograph in his hands. The tiny baby wrapped in the pale blue blanket looked impossibly small, almost fragile enough to disappear beneath the weight of the world that had been built around him. Yet according to the records on the table, that child had been important enough for an entire organization to erase his identity.He slowly placed the photograph back on the table."So my name wasn't always Lucas Bennett."Arthur shook his head."No.""What was it?"Arthur hesitated."We don't know."Lucas frowned."You don't know my name?""The original birth record was altered before I ever saw it."Hayes immediately reached for another folder."Then there should still be a copy somewhere."Arthur looked at him."There was.""Was?"Arthur nodded."The original record was kept at St. Gabriel Maternity Hospital. But several years after your birth, the h

PHEROMONE BLIND CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR Hayes studied the transfer code for several seconds before reaching for his laptop. The others remained silent while he entered the series of numbers and letters into the database, but the result that appeared on the screen only made his expression more serious. The facility had once been known as Northbridge Medical Research Center, a private institution that had operated under Asterion's funding for almost a decade before suddenly shutting down twelve years ago. Officially, the closure had been caused by financial difficulties, followed by the retirement of its medical director. There were no reports of criminal activity, no lawsuits, and no mention of Project Genesis anywhere in the public records. Yet the transfer code in Subject Five's file matched the facility's internal identification number exactly. "Northbridge," Hayes said quietly. Arthur's expression changed the moment he heard the name. "You know it," Lucas said. Arthur slo

PHEROMONE BLINDCHAPTER FORTY-SIXThe next morning arrived beneath a gray sky, and by the time Lucas, Eric, Hayes, and Arthur reached the outskirts of Northbridge Medical Research Center, the entire area felt strangely deserted. The facility stood beyond a line of overgrown trees, its concrete walls stained by years of rain and neglect, while several broken windows stared back at them like dark, empty eyes. From the road, it looked exactly like the abandoned building described in the public records, but Lucas couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched. The photograph of Subject Five remained on his phone, and the words written on its back kept returning to his mind.ROOM SEVEN WAS NEVER EMPTY.Hayes parked several hundred feet away from the entrance instead of driving directly toward the building. "We walk from here," he said, switching off the engine. "If someone is monitoring the property, I don't want them seeing a vehicle pull directly up to the entrance."Lucas open

CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHTThe hidden door slammed shut behind them with a force that rattled the entire corridor, cutting off the sound of gunfire as if it had never existed. For a moment, the sudden silence was almost worse. Lucas could still hear the echoes anyway—distant, warped.Eric kept hold of his hand as Hayes hurried ahead with his flashlight, the beam cutting through the darkness in jittering arcs. Arthur struggled to keep up behind them, his breathing uneven, his steps heavier than the rest. Lucas kept looking back, even though there was nothing to see. Every few steps, his head turned instinctively, as if Marcus might suddenly appear behind them, as if the door might open again and undo everything. Marcus was still on the other side. Still alone. "Stop looking back," Eric said quietly, his voice low enough that it barely disturbed the air.Lucas swallowed hard, his throat tight."He stayed behind because of us.""He stayed behind because he wanted us to escape," Eric corrected

PHEROMONE BLIND STARWRITES CHAPTER FIFTY The hidden passage seemed endless.Lucas ran until his lungs burned, the Genesis file clutched tightly against his chest. Eric stayed beside him, never letting go of his hand, while Hayes led the way through the darkness. Behind them, the distant alarms continued to echo through the underground facility, growing fainter with every turn they took, yet never fully disappearing—as if the building itself refused to let them go.They didn't stop until Hayes finally spotted a narrow staircase leading upward, half-collapsed and barely visible in the dim emergency lighting."Here."They hurried up, taking the steps two at a time, slipping once or twice on dust-covered metal.A heavy metal door opened into an abandoned maintenance building several streets away from Northbridge. The hinges screamed in protest, like the structure itself was warning the world they had escaped.Cold night air hit Lucas's face.For several seconds, nobody spoke.Then Haye