Midnight Between Us
Something final.
Then, a distant sound drifted through the dead storm.
*Chime.*
It was a bell. Soft, clear, and hauntingly beautiful. A single note.
The little boy flinched as if struck. Prototype One went entirely rigid, his fists clenching at his sides. Prototype Two let out a low, venomous curse. Around the perimeter, the synchronized survivors broke their silence, murmuring in a rising wave of panic.
Ava frowned, her eyes darting across the clearing. A bell? Was a simple chime causing this total collapse?
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