under his control
The anomaly Victoria’s bloodwork had triggered was evolving inside her, and now it was visible.
She’d tried to ignore it, but now even her dreams weren’t safe. Each night, she saw flashes of labs burning, Liam shouting her name, a child’s heartbeat echoing like thunder.
And every morning, the same woman, Rhea, whom she’d finally learned was her name, appeared at her door with tea and questions.
“Tell me about the dreams,” Rhea said one morning, sitting opposite her.
“I already told you. They don’t mean anything.”
Rhea tilted her head. “You don’t believe that. You know they’re messages.”