The safe house in Veridian was a fortress of revelations.
James sat at the table, the files from the Alpha's Antarctic facility spread out before him. Thousands of documents. Thousands of secrets. Thousands of lies.
But one truth remained elusive.
The Alpha had created Kael. Kael had created Aldric. Aldric had created Marcus. Marcus had created Viktor. Viktor had created the Order. The chain stretched back to the beginning of existence.
But something had created the Alpha.
Elena appeared beside him. "You've been staring at those files for hours. What are you looking for?"
James looked up. "A name. A reference. Anything that points beyond the Alpha."
"The Alpha was the creator of everything. He created Kael, Aldric, Marcus, Viktor, the Order, the Consortium, everything."
"He created
