Chapter 3

The heavy alloy doors of the laboratory slowly slid open like a beast opening its jaws.

Paul stood in the doorway wearing his spotless white coat. In that moment, he looked less like a man and more like some god or devil holding the power over life and death.

Two guards dressed in black stood silently behind him like statues.

"Come in, Sarah." His voice still sounded gentle, but beneath it was a freezing coldness she had never heard before. This wasn't an invitation. It was an order.

Sarah's legs felt unbearably heavy. Every step toward him felt like she…