Chapter 26 : The journal
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Chapter 26: The Journal
Serena spent hours reading.
Every page revealed another piece of her forgotten life.
The woman who wrote the journal felt familiar.
Yet also like a stranger.
According to the entries, she had not been recruited by Project Phoenix.
She had infiltrated it.
Years earlier, she had volunteered to investigate rumors surrounding the organization.
She entered as an undercover operative.
Her mission was simple.
Expose Phoenix.
Destroy it.
Save its victims.
Then she met Marcus Vance.
At first, he had been her ally.
Her partner.
Eventually something more.
They trusted each other completely.
Until Marcus changed.
The deeper he became involved with Phoenix, the more obsessed he grew.
Power fascinated him.
Control consumed him.
The journal described arguments.
Betrayals.
Secrets.
Then came the final pages.
The handwriting became rushed.
Desperate.
Frightened.
One sentence appeared repeatedly.
Marcus cannot be trusted.
Another line followed.
If he discovers Genesis, everyone loses.
Serena turned to the final page.
There, written in bold letters, was the most shocking revelation yet.
Lily carries the Genesis Code.
The room fell silent.
Nobody knew what that meant.
But everyone understood one thing.
Lily wasn't merely being hunted.
She was the reason Marcus had begun hunting again.
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