Returning to the safety of the compound, the children realize they do not belong to the fragile human world, nor are they trapped by it, they are its masters.The heavy pneumatic bulkhead of the Sector 1 intake tunnel hissed shut behind them, sealing away the humid, chaotic roar of the coastal city and replacing it with the cool, sterile, ozone-scented air of the mountain sanctuary.As they stepped into the decontamination lock, Apollo reached up to the back of his neck, pressing the manual release toggle on the matte-black carbon-composite band. With a soft click, the suppression collar disengaged. He pulled it away, letting out a measured, deep breath as the sub-dermal neural interface powered down.Instantly, the human camouflage melted away.The mundane hazel-brown in his eyes dissolved in a flash of luminous, molten gold, burning bright against the dim light of the chamber. The artificial masking pheromones cleared, replaced by the sharp, electric scent of an apex wolf-hybrid com
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