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chapter 32 impossible choices
The emergency session began at 0400 with faces in light and voices from other time zones. Holograms from three continents blinked into the room as if the whole world were watching—and judging. Director Vasquez didn't waste breath."Security breach assessment. Agent Fernandez, report."I activated the intelligence package we'd compiled from Eduardo's arrest and David's surveillance evidence. *Twenty-three years. How did we miss it for twenty-three years?*"Systematic infiltration, family targeting operations, psychological manipulation of field agents. Confirmed communications with experimental facilities and coordination of trafficking networks."Director Chen from Singapore leaned forward, his face tight with recognition. "We've had recruitment anomalies. Enhanced-resistance markers show up in agent families four times more often than chance."*Statistical impossibility. Unless it was planned.*"We attributed it to natural selection," Chen continued, his voice blunt as always. "Affec
chapter 31 the weight of truth
The debriefing room felt like a courtroom where we were both prosecution and defendants, evidence of our manipulation spread across tables that seemed to stretch endlessly under harsh fluorescent lighting. Mr. Clean's confession played on repeat through speakers that turned his words into weapons against everything we'd believed about our purpose, our mission, our worth as human beings. "Every training exercise, every mission, every challenge they've faced has been designed to develop capabilities specifically needed for facility infiltration." I pressed the stop button for the twentieth time in two hours, but the words continued echoing in my head like accusations I couldn't escape. "We're not heroes," Denmar said, his voice hollow as he stared at psychological profiles that detailed our systematic manipulation. "We're not even agents. We're weapons that have been crafted to serve the same interests that destroyed our family." Agent Fernandez sat across from us, her expressio
chapter 30 the revelation
The maintenance storage room felt like a tomb as Eduardo sat surrounded by cleaning supplies that had provided perfect cover for twenty-three years of intelligence operations. The electronic surveillance equipment Miguel had planted was sophisticated, but not sophisticated enough to remain hidden from someone who'd spent decades learning every inch of this facility's hidden spaces.They'd finally discovered what he really was.The irony wasn't lost on him destroyed by children whose desperation he'd been cultivating for months, exposed by agents whose emotional vulnerabilities he'd been systematically exploiting. But as he listened to their tactical planning through surveillance devices they thought were secret, he felt something approaching relief.Twenty-three years of maintaining a helpful facade. Twenty-three years of serving an organization he'd grown to despise because they'd convinced him it was the only way to save others from suffering what he'd endured.The Santos twins dese
chapter 29 the setup
David's surveillance evidence spread across the conference table like pieces of a nightmare puzzle we'd been refusing to see. Audio recordings of Mr. Clean's communications, photographic documentation of his unauthorized facility access, and signal analysis that proved he'd been coordinating with external organizations for months. "Asset development report," his recorded voice played through the room's speakers, each word hitting my chest like a physical blow. "Santos twins responding to intelligence manipulation as projected." Intelligence manipulation. We'd been played from day one. Agent Fernandez paused the recording, her jaw tight as she studied our faces. "This changes everything about our operational security. We have confirmed enemy infiltration at the highest levels." The evidence was overwhelming, but it also presented an opportunity I couldn't ignore. If Mr. Clean was actively communicating with the organizations holding Althea, then those channels might provide intelli
chapter 28 the wire
The maintenance corridors felt like hunting grounds as Marcus moved through spaces most agents never saw. Twenty years of survival instincts made navigation through hidden passages feel natural narrow gaps between walls, service tunnels connecting building systems, observation points perfect for someone who'd learned to be invisible.His fingers traced the communication cable he'd spliced three hours ago. The intercepts would wake soon.Mr. Clean's routine had become predictable over weeks of careful observation. Morning rounds, afternoon maintenance, evening equipment checks. But those late-night activities those violated every pattern of normal janitorial work.Marcus pressed his ear to the conduit. Footsteps approached, padded and precise.The intercepts sang to life at the edge of his hearing soft mechanical sighs from the comm node he'd tucked behind a junction box. Mr. Clean's voice came through clear and dry."Asset development report."Marcus's throat closed. Not a question. A
chapter 27 Unauthorized access
The security codes arrived in my locker three days after Mr. Clean's offer, written on a maintenance request form that looked official enough to fool casual inspection. A twelve digit alphanumeric sequence that supposedly provided access to classified research files. This is wrong, I thought, staring at the paper. This is how they catch you. I showed it to Denmar anyway. "We could get expelled," he said, examining the codes with shaking hands. "Court-martialed. Prosecuted for espionage." "Or we could find information that saves Althea's life." The words tasted like justification. Like lies I was telling myself. Dr. Garcia's warnings echoed in my head: False hope can be more destructive than accepting difficult realities. But the codes offered access to research that might prove her wrong. The restricted database terminal sat in a section of the facility I'd never seen before. Corridors that required clearances far above our authorization. But Mr. Clean's codes bypassed everythi
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