A beat skipped by Angela's heart. Had he seen that she wasn't hiding? "What do you mean?" she questioned, seeming naive.
With a menacing smile broadly on his lips, Dr. Elias Thorne reclined in his chair. "Angla Thorne, we are aware of who you are. This isn't a job interview, are you?"
Angela experienced a sharp spike of adrenaline. Her well constructed cover had come undone. But it was not an option to give up.
"You know what happened at Project Genesis if you know who I am," she shot back, her voice taking on a sharp edge. Do you not realize how dangerous what you're doing is?
For a brief time, Dr. Elias Thorne's grin wavered, a flicker of worry passing before his eyes. But a steely resolution soon took its place.
"Project Genesis was a failure, a mere steppingstone," he grumbled. "W
