Chapter 25: The Harvest
The operatives fired. Hundreds of rounds. All aimed at Elizabeth.
She moved. Impossibly fast. Faster than any human should move. Faster than Victoria had been. This body was enhanced beyond anything they'd seen.
Bullets hit her. She stumbled. Blood sprayed. But she kept moving. Kept dodging. Kept running.
The operatives pursued. Following her down an alley. Phoenix watched them disappear around the corner.
Sarah Chen walked over to him. She looked the same as he remembered from childhood. Maybe a bit older. But alive. Real. His mother.
"You're really here," Phoenix said. His voice cracked.
"I'm really here." Sarah hugged him. Tight. "I'm sorry I let you think I was dead. I'm sorry I stayed hidden. But it was the only way to protect you. Elizabeth would have k
