The federal research facility in Connecticut was a secure installation hidden within a larger university complex, ostensibly a center for advanced medical research. Dr. Sterling had personally funded its establishment twenty-three years ago, which meant the facility's blueprints, security protocols, and staffing arrangements were all known to him and his associates.
Agent Wells received the alert at 2:47 AM. A security breach at the facility. Research files missing. Two security guards dead. Three researchers dead. By the time federal response teams arrived, whoever had orchestrated the raid was long gone.
Adrian watched from the safe house as Wells coordinated with teams across multiple states, trying to trace the electronic signature of whoever had accessed the facility's systems. Davi
