What belief?

Maja couldn't guess, not after hearing those words. She was too far gone to stay calm.

She took a deep breath. "So how do we communicate with her?"

Right now, communication was the biggest hurdle. Cynthia recoiled from any human contact, going into a state of distress with just

a touch.

And she couldn't hear if they spoke.

The doctor lifted a hand to massage his temple. "We haven't figured that out yet. We'll see if the engineering team can break

through the basement's defenses. Until then, we're being monitored around the clock."

He gestured to their surroundings.

Standing up, Maja scanned the area. "Can't we just cut the power?"

The engineering team shook their heads, clearly frustrated. "We can cut power everywhere on the island, but this circuit is

isolated. The main switch is encased in a solid steel box. We've tried shooting it, explosives, nothing damages it. Plus, it's got

backup from wind, solar, you nit."

Maja's impatience grew.

Meanwhile, Cynthia leaned against the wall, her forehead slick with sweat.

Just knowing there were people around her was overwhelming, covering her in sweat.

A chain was still clamped around her ankle. As she slid off the bed to move around, the clanking of the chain dragged across the

floor, echoing in the room.

Maja sat on the bed, suddenly feeling defeated.

Especially after watching Cynthia navigate to the bathroom with such familiarity, it was clear she knew the basement like the back

hand. No one knew how many years she'd been confined. Her

team continued their inspection, and the doctor reviewed the

few minutes of silence, the bathroom door

her, she

Braille? Just a few simple words, she might be able to

well. No matter what we present her with, she

She—"

"What is it?"

her fingers show signs

"What do you mean?"

severed her three fingers once, then immediately stitched

sharply, feeling a surge of rage in her

with her traumatic stress

her

at

are only two options now. One, the engineering

environment. In her mind, being here means she has to live by the rules she's learned.

for the most part. Two, we find the device

behind all

Both options were daunting.

this place had managed to hold Cynthia captive for

make the basement a

they could redirect

Beck, who was quietly wiping

"Beck?"

quickly, his voice hoarse.

was unconscious in bed, his mother imprisoned, and the Sanders family had

of sorrow,

we need to dig into that research facility. Those with gifts on Forbidden Island, they're taken there for

find Patric. He holds most of Eric's memories now, and he might remember sdetails about the Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ

facility."

of lan's

sliver of memory, they could

his eyes

send someone

longer, Maja left the basement and felt the sun's warmth

to where they had spent the last night. But the building

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