THE HEIRESS THEY BURRIED
Vivienne said, backing instinctively toward the group.
A new voice echoed through the facility, mechanical and utterly without warmth, cataloguing each of them in rapid succession.
"Identity confirmed. Vivienne Castellan."
"Identity confirmed. Isaac Renner."
"Identity confirmed. Aurora Quinn."
"Identity confirmed. Elara Quinn."
"Identity confirmed. Edmund Hale."
"Identity confirmed. Alexander Cole."
"Identity confirmed. Gabriel Voss."
Then, a pause.
Longer than the others.
"Identity conflict detected."
Everyone froze.
The sensors converged on Lucien, red light sweeping slowly across him, cataloguing and recalculating in a rhythm that felt, for the first time since any of them had entered Bla