جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 60

The alarm continued to scream through Sublevel Four.Red lights flashed across the hallway as Elena stared at Gabriel through the glass.Her first brother.The words felt unreal.She had spent her entire life believing she was an only child. Then, within a single night, she had discovered Noah, Lena, Gabriel, and a terrifying family secret connecting all of them.Gabriel pressed his hand against the glass.“Elena, you have to leave.”“I'm not leaving you.”“You don't understand.”“I've spent my whole life not understanding anything!”Her voice cracked.“So you're going to tell me everything.”Gabriel looked toward Alexander.“You brought him here?”Alexander stepped forward.“Gabriel.”“You shouldn't have come.”“I had no choice.”Gabriel shook his head.“You always have a choice.”Noah looked down the hallway.“Someone is coming.”Adrian Blackwood raised his weapon.“Then we need to get Gabriel out.”Daniel rushed toward the control panel.“I'm trying to unlock the door.”Suddenly, f

The words on the screen refused to disappear. PROJECT THREE IS STILL ACTIVE. Elena stared at them, her heart pounding. “What does that mean?” No one answered. Even Julian Cross had gone silent. Alexander looked at his former friend with a mixture of anger and fear. “You said the project was terminated.” Julian smiled faintly. “It was never terminated.” Elena turned toward him. “Then what have you been doing all these years?” “Waiting.” “For what?” “For the four of you to become old enough to understand your purpose.” Gabriel stepped forward. “We don't have a purpose.” Julian looked at him. “That's exactly what I wanted you to believe.” Gabriel's expression hardened. “You experimented on children.” “I studied them.” “You locked us in rooms.” “I protected the research.” “You call that protection?” Julian didn't answer. Elena looked around the chamber. She saw the old machines, the glass rooms, and the faded photographs of children. Her stomach twisted. “How m

The words PROJECT FOUR — ACTIVATED remained on Daniel's tablet.No one spoke.Elena stared at the screen, her fingers still intertwined with Adrian's.“Project Four?”Daniel nodded slowly.“There shouldn't be another project.”Gabriel looked toward the collapsed facility.“There shouldn't be.”Noah frowned.“Then who activated it?”Daniel's expression darkened.“I don't know.”Lena looked at Elena.“Maybe we should go back.”“No,” Adrian said immediately.Elena looked at him.“Why?”“Because whoever activated it wants us to return.”Daniel nodded.“He's right.”Elena sighed.“Then what do we do?”Before anyone could answer, Daniel's tablet beeped again.A new message appeared.CONGRATULATIONS, PRIMARY SUBJECT.Elena's face went pale.“Primary subject?”The message continued.YOU PASSED PROJECT THREE.NOW BEGIN PROJECT FOUR.Then a location appeared.Daniel stared at it.“It's not far.”“Where?”“An old research facility.”Gabriel stepped closer.“I know that place.”Everyone looked at

“Hello, Elena.”The voice echoed through the darkness.Elena froze.Adrian immediately stepped in front of her.“Show yourself.”A soft laugh answered him.“You're still protecting her.”Elena's heart pounded.There was something familiar about the voice, but she couldn't place it.The emergency lights flickered back on.A man stood at the end of the hallway.He was tall, dressed in a dark suit, with a calm expression.Elena stared.She had never seen him before.But everyone else seemed to recognize him.Alexander's face turned pale.“No…”Adrian looked at him.“You know him?”Alexander couldn't answer.The stranger smiled.“It's been a long time, Alexander.”Elena looked between them.“Who is he?”Alexander finally spoke.“His name is Victor.”Victor smiled.“But that's not my real name.”He walked closer.“My real name is Subject Five.”Elena felt a chill.“Subject Five?”Victor nodded.“I was the final experiment.”Gabriel stepped forward.“That's impossible.”“Is it?”Victor look

The word Father seemed to hang in the air.Elena stared at Victor.“Who is he?”Victor didn't answer.Adrian stepped closer.“Tell us.”Victor looked at the photograph on the screen.For the first time, the confident expression disappeared from his face.“My father's name is Marcus Cross.”Elena's blood ran cold.“Cross?”Victor nodded.“He was the original architect of Project Three.”Alexander stepped forward.“That can't be true.”Victor looked at him.“You knew him.”Alexander shook his head.“I knew Julian.”“Julian was only the scientist.”Victor pointed toward the photograph.“Marcus created the entire system.”Elena looked at Evelyn.“You knew about him?”Evelyn lowered her eyes.“Yes.”Elena's voice trembled.“Everyone knew except me.”“I was trying to protect you.”“That's what everyone keeps saying.”Evelyn approached her.“I know.”Elena stepped back.“No more secrets.”Evelyn nodded.“No more.”Daniel reopened the file.“There isn't much information.”“What is there?” Ele