THE PROFESSOR'S DIRTY CLAIM
The child’s eyes, glowing faintly, watched everything with unnatural awareness.
“Stay behind me,” Damian growled, rifle raised, his body angled to shield both Alex and the child. Fresh blood streaked his arm from a graze, but his eyes were sharp, feral. The mutation in the air—the airborne strain released when they breached the sealed chamber—had already begun its work on the team. One man had already fallen, skin rippling as tentacles began to push through his flesh, eyes turning solid blue.