The room fell deathly silent.
Every monitor displayed the same face.
Dr. Elias Mercer regarded Evelyn with a calm, almost grandfatherly smile.
"You've grown up," he said softly.
"You have your mother's eyes."
Evelyn stiffened.
"You knew my mother?"
"I knew both of your parents."
His expression darkened.
"They were among the finest people I ever worked with."
Benjamin stepped in front of Evelyn.
"Don't listen to him."
Mercer inclined his head.
"Benjamin."
"It's been a long time."
"I wondered whether you had survived."
Benjamin's jaw tightened.
"I wish I hadn't."
Mercer's smile faded.
"I expected that answer."
The monitors changed.
A security map of the underground complex appeared.
Several red dots were moving toward the sanctuary.
Richard Holloway and his men.
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