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Cynthia stared at her future self."Me?""Yes.""How?"The older woman swallowed."Because you discovered the truth.""What truth?"The older Cynthia looked at Antonio."That the Hale system was never created to protect the Hale family."She paused."It was created to protect something else."Antonio frowned."What?"The woman looked toward the floor."The world."Everyone became silent.David laughed bitterly."Don't believe her."The older Cynthia turned sharply."You knew."David's smile disappeared."You knew what the system was designed to protect."David looked away.Antonio stepped toward him."Tell me."David remained silent.Antonio grabbed his collar."Tell me!"David finally looked at him."The Hale empire was never the real project."Antonio froze."What?"David spoke slowly."Project Hale was a cover."Antonio's grip loosened."Cover for what?"David looked at the glowing symbols beneath the babies."For the thing buried underneath this hospital."A deep sound suddenly ca
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Antonio moved toward Cynthia.The older woman raised her hand.Every weapon in the room lifted by itself.Antonio stopped.The woman looked at him with tears in her eyes."I'm sorry."Then she said the words that made Antonio's blood turn cold."One of these children must die."Cynthia screamed."No!"The system responded immediately."DECISION REQUIRED."Antonio stepped forward."Nobody is dying."The older Cynthia looked at him."That's what I said too."Antonio froze.She lowered her hand."And I failed."Behind them, the chamber doors slammed shut.The floor beneath the two babies began to glow.A countdown appeared.10:00Antonio stared at it.Then it began moving.09:59.09:58.09:57.Antonio stared at the countdown.His entire body went cold.Cynthia held their son tightly against her chest while Elena clutched the second baby."No," Cynthia whispered.The older Cynthia stood motionless.Antonio turned toward her."You said you failed before."She nodded."Tell me exactly what
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Antonio did not move.Neither did Cynthia.The woman standing at the chamber entrance looked exactly like Cynthia, except for the years written across her face.Her hair was longer. There were faint lines around her eyes. Her expression was calm, almost painfully calm.But there was no mistaking her.Elena had described her.The woman who had appeared with the second baby.The woman who had told Elena to protect the child.The woman who had looked at Antonio's father and said she had to stop him.Cynthia slowly stepped forward."Who are you?"The woman smiled."You already know.""No," Cynthia said firmly. "I don't."The woman looked at the two babies lying together in the center of the chamber.For the first time, something changed in her expression.Pain.Then she looked back at Cynthia."My name is Cynthia Hale."Everyone froze.Antonio's father stared at her.David Hale's face went completely pale."No," he whispered.The woman looked at him."Hello, David."David took a step back
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The fourth account came alive.Every light in the chamber exploded at once.The darkness lasted only a second.Then a deep blue glow spread across the floor.It formed a circle around Antonio, Cynthia, and the two babies.Edward Voss stepped backward.“What is that?”David looked at the floor.“The protection protocol.”Edward's expression changed.“You said it was inactive.”“It was.”David looked at Cynthia.“Until she arrived.”Antonio glanced at his wife.“Cynthia?”She looked equally confused.“I don't know what is happening.”A voice filled the chamber.It was not David's.It was not human.FOURTH ACCOUNT ACTIVATED.The crowd fell silent.Then another message appeared above them.FINAL AUTHORITY: MATERNAL CHOICE.Edward's face hardened.“Take her.”The armed men raised their weapons.Antonio stepped forward.“Try.”They fired.The bullets stopped in midair.Every single one.They hung motionless inside the blue circle.Antonio stared.Cynthia gasped.David smiled faintly.“The s
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Alive is a complicated word.”Antonio's expression hardened.“You've been manipulating all of this.”David shook his head.“No.”“Then who has?”David looked toward the two babies.“The system.”Antonio frowned.“You expect me to believe a machine created all of this?”“No.”David's eyes became serious.“I expect you to understand that the machine was built to follow human instructions.”“Whose?”David looked at Antonio's father.“His.”Antonio turned.His father was trembling.“No.”David continued.“Your father gave the original command.”Antonio stared at his father.“What command?”His father said nothing.David stepped closer.“To preserve the Hale bloodline at any cost.”Antonio's expression hardened.“And you followed it?”David shook his head.“I tried to stop it.”“Then why did you create the second heir?”“I didn't.”Antonio looked toward the other baby.“Who did?”David looked at the child.“Your grandfather.”Silence.Antonio's mind raced.“So my grandfather created the se
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Evelyn whispered, “The real key.” Another explosion shook the tunnel. Samuel shouted, “We have to go!” They ran. Behind them, the underground facility collapsed. Concrete crashed into the corridors. Dust filled the air. Antonio carried his son while Cynthia held onto his arm. They finally reached the emergency exit. Samuel pushed the door open. Fresh air hit them. Everyone stumbled outside. The hospital was still standing. But several sections had been badly damaged. Sirens filled the streets. Firefighters were arriving. Ambulances surrounded the building. Antonio looked back. The underground chamber was gone. Then he heard a voice. “Antonio.” He turned. His mother was standing several feet away. She looked terrified. Antonio walked toward her. “What happened?” She shook her head. “I don't know.” Then she looked at the second baby. Her face changed. Antonio noticed. “Mother?” She didn't answer. She stared at the child
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