Late afternoon light filtered through the grand windows of Thorn Group's botanical research wing, casting geometric patterns on the polished floor. Olivia walked beside Alexander down the central hallway, Leo trailing just behind, clutching his windflower locket. Their small family felt both at home and out of place among the towering plant displays and gleaming instruments—a living testament to how far they'd come.
Alexander stopped before a translucent glass wall, beyond which a series of climate-controlled chambers nurtured rare orchids, ferns, and of course, the signature windflower cultivars. He turned to Olivia, eyes solemn. “This is where it all began."
She followed his gaze to a single chamber marked **“Project Wynn: Phase II Trials."** Inside, rows of potted windflowers stood in
