THE RESULTS
Anthony couldn't breathe.
The laboratory technician was speaking.
But the words felt distant.
Muffled.
As though coming from underwater.
His hand tightened around the phone.
"Mr. Green?"
Anthony forced himself to focus.
"Yes."
The technician hesitated.
Professional.
Careful.
Almost nervous.
Which immediately terrified him.
Because laboratory professionals weren't supposed to sound nervous.
Not unless something significant had happened.
"Mr. Green, we've completed the analysis."
His heart pounded.
Hard.
Painfully hard.
The office suddenly felt too small.
Too quiet.
Too warm.
Everything narrowed to a single moment.
A single answer.
A single truth.
Fifteen years of questions.
Fifteen years of gri
