Six months after the institute's grand opening, Elena stood in the middle of a live training simulation when her radio crackled with something that wasn't part of the exercise.
"Dr. Cole, this is Perimeter Security. We have a real breach, north fence, not a drill."
Elena froze, adrenaline snapping through her system instantly. "Confirm that."
"Confirmed. Two unidentified individuals, armed, moving toward the genetic archive wing."
The archive wing held every sample they'd recovered from Farrow, Webb, and Meridian Solutions, locked behind the institute's highest security clearance.
"Lock down the archive immediately," Elena said, already moving toward the security office at a dead run, trainees scattering out of her path. "Full facility lockdown, now."
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