CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN: THE TRUTH INSIDE HER
Dust drifted through the air as the echo of the explosion rolled down the tunnel.
"They're here," Anthony said, his voice low.
Mercer extinguished the cassette recorder and slipped it into his coat.
"We don't have much time."
Evelyn remained frozen beside the stone pedestal.
Her grandfather's final words echoed in her mind.
That person... is you.
She looked at Mercer.
"What did he mean?"
Mercer hesitated.
For the first time since she had met him, he seemed unsure.
"I hoped William would be the one to tell you."
"Tell me what?"
Benjamin stepped closer.
"Adrian..."
Mercer drew a slow breath.
"When you were five years old, your parents discovered that someone inside Project Genesis had betrayed the team."
"They knew they wouldn't sur
