"He used Clara’s ambition, Marcus’s greed, and Chimera’s network to strip me of everything. To push me to a breaking point, to see if I would abandon The Foundation's principles, or succumb to pure, unadulterated vengeance. He wanted me to prove myself worthy of his brutal vision, or be eliminated."
Selena turned, her grey eyes flashing with indignation. "He risked your life, risked Dione Infra, risked my company… all for a test? That's insane, Henry! That's not maintaining stability; that's playing a dangerous game with millions of lives!"
"To Elias, the ends justify any means," I said, a cold edge to my voice. "He believes that true stability can only be achieved by controlling every variable, by eliminating any element of unpredictability. And he sees Chimera, a clandestine black-mark
