Brenda’s POV
I held my mother's letter tightly in my palm as I stood in the centre of the dusty lab and declared, "I want the truth." "No more partial responses. Describe my mother in detail. Right now.
Dr. Kellen appeared anxious. He stepped back and rubbed the back of his neck as if he were going to say something that would make a huge difference.
Tony was standing next to me, silent and tense. He didn't trust Dr. Kellen, and to be honest, neither did I. But I required clarification.
"Your mommy..." At last, Dr. Kellen said, "It wasn't just part of the project." The project was hers. You were, too.
I felt sick to my stomach. "What even does that mean?"
She was one of the people who started the Ghost Code project. It was a covert strategy to develop a new generation of leaders—indiv
