Chapter 3

I'd been pulling all-nighters for three days straight.

Even a superhuman couldn't keep going after that.

I forced myself to make the experiment look unfinished, cleared away all the data reports, and checked everything again and again. Only then did I dare go home and crash.

But just my luck, I walked in to find James, Nina, and Michael all on the couch watching TV.

They sat a little apart, but I could still see the flushed look on Nina's face. James and Michael were both a mess, clothes rumpled.

They'd clearly been fooling around. Luckily, I opened the door…