DEVIL IN THE SPOTLIGHT

CHAPTER 45 — THE CREATOR

The underground chamber fell silent.

Not because of the explosions.

Not because of the soldiers.

Not because Chairman Han had finally arrived.

But because of the man standing behind him.

Dr. Victor Black.

The name alone changed everything.

Aarya could feel it.

The atmosphere.

The fear.

The tension.

It all shifted.

Because suddenly—

Chairman Han wasn't the most dangerous person in the room anymore.

Not even close.

The mysterious man stepped forward through the smoke.

Tall.

Elegant.

Perfectly composed.

He looked to be in his late fifties.

Silver hair.

Sharp features.

Cold blue eyes.

Eyes completely devoid of humanity.

The kind of eyes that looked at people and saw experiments.

Not lives.

Not souls.

Data.

Results.

Nothing more.

Elena took a step backward.

Then a