All Chapters of When Alphas Kneel: Chapter 1 - Chapter 2

2:30 AM. The thirty-sixth floor of the National Advanced Genetic Engineering Laboratory was sterile and dead quiet, save for the low, rhythmic hum of the centrifuge.Cold white LED lights cast a ghastly, clinical sheen over the metallic operating table, making it look like a slab in a morgue.The air reeked of high-concentration ethanol, the faint organic tang of culture media, and the bitter, singed smell of overheated circuit boards.Evelyn leaned back into her ergonomic chair, the sleeves of her lab coat rolled up to her elbows. Her dark brown hair was held up loosely with a cheap plastic claw clip, a few stray strands clinging to her pale, sweat-chilled cheeks and neck. Her eyes, bloodshot from sleep deprivation, were pinned to the holographic display floating before her.On the screen, billions of base pair characters cascaded down at a dizzying speed—ATCG combinations flashing like a digital torrential downpour."You've officially lost your mind, Evelyn."Footsteps squeaked aga