~Caleb~
A notification lit up my phone.
TechNova Announces Breakthrough Neural Interface Technology - Live Press Conference
I nearly dropped my coffee mug, scalding liquid sloshing over the rim onto my hand. The pain barely registered as I fumbled to open the livestream, my heart pounding against my ribs with such force I thought it might crack bone.
TechNova logo pulsed across the screen before dissolving into the company's pristine white press room. A crowd of reporters and tech industry analysts filled the seats, their anticipation practically visible through the screen. Standing behind the podium, Damon Marx looked exactly like what he was—a predator in an expensive suit, his smile revealing nothing of the monster beneath.
But it was the person beside him that caused my breath to
