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“You…” she hissed, her eyes moving from the destruction to me, calcting the losses. Millions in research, years of work, all gone in

minutesb. /b

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I grabbed the scientist by his cor, yanking him to his feet and pressing my gun to his temple. “Smart people are often misled by their own intelligence, aren’t they?” I taunted, enjoying the rage contorting her features. “You thought you were so clever, letting mee here. Saved me a lot of trouble finding this ce.”

QC’s eyes shed with murderous intent, but she visibly restrained herself. The scientist was herst hope–the one who mastered the cloning technology. Without him, they would have to start from scratch.

“Let him go, QC said, her voice unnaturally calm. “I’ll let you leave safely.”

“How generous,” I replied, backing toward the exit. “Tell your dogs to drop their weapons.”

QC nodded stiffly to her men, who reluctantly lowered their gunsb, /btheir fingers still hovering near triggers.

“Clear a path,” she ordered, her voice tight with suppressed fury.

With the scientist as my shield and Maxi leading the way, I moved toward the exit. QC followed at a distance, her hand gripping her whip at her side, looking for an opening.

As we approached the surface exit, Maxi issued a warning: “Infrared detection beam ahead. Danger.”

I st

ng from behind the scientist at QC’s grim face.

of tense silence, she pulled out a remote and deactivated the red security beam across the doorway. The soft hum of ed baway/bb. /b

in the upper level felt fresherpared to the smoke–filledboratory below. Still gripping the terrified scientist, I turned to QC. bere’s /bMilo Murphy?

“He’s not with me,” she replied coldly. “You should ask SPECTER about that.”

“And the Sleepers? Where are they?”

QC hesitated, measuring her options. “Western Arctic Circle waters,” she finally said, her eyes flicking to the scientist still in my grip.

‘Exact coordinatesb,/b” I demanded,

until the scientist whimpered,

QC’s face contorted

what I wanted

aid.

at looking at the purple–faced scientist struggling for breath, she relented and gave me

, I twisted the scientist’s neck. The crack echoed in the still desert air as his body went limp and fell to the bground /bbeen’s /bface darkened with naked hatred.

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bI /bshrugged. “I came here to kill you. Did you really think I needed your permission to leave?”

“I will y you alive for this,” Queen snarled, herposure finally breaking. Her fingers flexed around her whip. “I’ll make you pay for your stupid actions.”

“Try me,” I said, my muscles tensing for the fight I knew wasing. With Selene and QC together, bI /bcalcted my chances at sixty percent. In my previous life’s body, the odds would have been much higher.

QC’s lips curved into a cold smile. “Come out,” bshe /bcalled to the empty air. “It’s showtimeb./bb” /b

A specialized throwing dart whistled through the air toward my faceb. /bbI /bbarely managed to dodge it, feeling it brush past my cheek as it embedded into the wall behind me. I stared at the familiar weapon, a chill running down my spine. iThat /iidart/i…it seems ifamiliar/i.

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I turned toward its source, hesitating as an inexplicable sense of recognition washed over me. When I saw who had thrown it, my blood froze in my veins.

Standing on the second–floor overlook was Dusk. His lean figure was outlined by the harsh corridor lights, his signature dartuncher strapped to his wrist.

Beside me, I heard Selene’s sharp intake of breath.

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