The cold, white light of the glass laboratory felt like a surgical blade, cutting through the shadows of the wet dock.Clara stood motionless, the paper containing Sofia Vance's cold, elegant handwriting trembling slightly between her fingers. Beside her, Adrian’s breathing had turned dangerously slow, each exhalation carrying the freezing chill of a winter storm. His dark eyes, which had always been a shield against the world, were now a void of pure, unadulterated chaos."Designed," Adrian whispered, his voice so quiet it was barely a rustle of dry leaves. Yet, it carried a weight that made the reinforced glass walls around them hum with tension. "A genetically engineered beast, raised on calculated trauma, just to protect a vault of blood money. My mother... my entire existence... was a blueprint."Clara turned to him, her heart aching with a raw, fierce empathy she rarely allowed herself to feel. She stepped closer, ignoring the dark, volatile aura rolling off his massive fram
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