The chamber became silent.
Not ordinary silence.
Not uncomfortable silence.
The kind of silence that comes when reality shatters.
Because the man on the screen—
the man sitting calmly in the chair—
was Minho.
Aarya stared.
Unable to blink.
Unable to think.
Unable to breathe.
"No."
The whisper escaped her lips.
Immediately.
Because it wasn't possible.
It couldn't be.
Minho had saved her.
Protected her.
Risked his life for her.
He was the reason Genesis had been exposed.
The reason international raids had begun.
The reason Victor was losing.
So how could he be Subject Zero?
How?
Jungkook's jaw tightened.
His eyes never left the monitor.
Every instinct screamed that something was wrong.
Very wrong.
Then Elena stepped forward.
Staring at the screen.
And for the fi
