📖 CHAPTER 25: Origin Vale The access path didn’t look like a door. It looked like a tear in the system. A shifting distortion inside every screen, every terminal, every blinking interface in the room. ⸻ Mira took a step back immediately. “No… that’s not supposed to open from the outside.” Adrian’s expression darkened. “It’s not outside access.” A pause. “It’s inside her.” ⸻ Elara didn’t move. She was staring at it like it was staring back. The words kept repeating across the system: ORIGIN VALE — ACCESS GRANTED ⸻ Her voice came out slowly. “…if I go in there, what happens?” No one answered immediately. Because no one wanted to. ⸻ The Alpha stepped closer to her. Not aggressive. Guiding. Like it already understood her decision was forming. ⸻ Adrian spoke quietly.

