Chapter 32
***Ivy***
The underground lab was quiet, save for the low hum of equipment and the faint ticking of the wall clock.
I had finally found a good apartment to stay with my children, and through the night, Tate and I set up a small underground laboratory that contained all the necessities I needed.
I adjusted the focus of the microscope, my eyes narrowing as I studied the sample on the slide…Aunt Denise’s blood. The reagent sat beside me, freshly prepared. Across from it, countless plates of unfruitful experiments. This was the last option I had.
Carefully, I added a drop, my movements precise, controlled.
I waited.
Nothing.
No visible reaction, or any form of colour change. No separation.
The sample simply maintained it's reddish-black appearance.
A frown creased my fa
