The red emergency lights pulsed through the chamber.
Once.
Twice.
Then a mechanical voice echoed through the tunnel.
"Security breach detected."
"Containment protocol initiated."
Anthony never lowered his pistol.
"You expect us to trust you after everything you've said?"
Jonathan Hale met his gaze without flinching.
"I expect nothing."
"I only expect you to survive."
Mercer stepped beside Anthony.
"I've known Jonathan for thirty years."
Anthony looked at him in disbelief.
"You knew him?"
Mercer nodded slowly.
"He wasn't just the founder of Genesis."
"He and William were once like brothers."
Evelyn's eyes widened.
"My grandfather never told me that."
"He couldn't," Mercer replied.
"Some memories hurt too much to speak aloud."
A violent explosion echoed through the pass
