Author 's pov
"This isn’t possible…"
Daisy stood frozen, like someone had pulled her plug. The color drained from her face so fast it was almost shocking, leaving her skin pale and waxy.
Her eyes darted around, wild and restless.
She turned her head slowly toward the two men on the floor, the butler and Dr. Harlan. She stared at them like they had just betrayed her.
But the men didn’t move. They kept their heads down, like even looking at her might be dangerous.
This wasn’t loyalty. It was fear. The kind that lives in your bones.
Beta Sawyer’s voice cut through the air, calm and sharp. "They’re not heroes. They fear you, sure. But they fear dying here and now even more. Anyone would."
He didn’t take his eyes off Daisy, like he was dissecting a failed experiment.
