The road lay in front of them, dark and empty, but the weight of the SUV was crushing. Isla’s mind whirled with the meaning of Nathaniel’s revelation. Her father hadn’t merely been tampering with power, he had been tampering with bloodlines. And that was only the beginning with Ethan.
Designed heirs. Engineered obedience. Absolute control.
Isla gritted her teeth. And he wanted to build successors who would never turn on him. The ultimate insurance. The ultimate weapon.
Damien’s voice sliced through the heavy silence.
“If your mother knows where the core facility is, then we’re done f*****g waiting.” He drummed his fingers against the leather of his seat.
“We find her. We make her talk.”
“She will not need to be forced,” Nathaniel said softly.
“She’s been opposing Lancaster for a l
