He Chose Her, Then Lost Me Forever
A deep, distorted voice, completely different from Evelyn's or Victor's, spoke softly through the speaker into the silent room:
"Sarah Reed has been relocated to the master facility, Subject Zero," the voice said calmly. "If you wish to see your mother alive again, bring the red vial to Pier 42 before sunrise. And come alone."
The speaker went dead.
Noah stood frozen in the middle of the quiet hospital room, holding the cold red vial in his trembling hand, looking down at his mother's empty, unmade bed.