Astronia.

Maja scrolled through the endless barrage of online posts confirming that Wendy had been virtually tarred and feathered by the

unforgiving public. It was only then that she allowed herself a smidgen of satisfaction.

She couldn't bring herself to call Zoey. She knew it would just be another round of apologies and all that.

Right now it was better for anyone to disturb Zoey, who needed a little peace and quiet, stto rest up. Rubbing her tired

eyes, Maja shut her laptop, only to be gently chided by the woman beside her.

"You really should cut down on screen time, especially with the baby on the way."

Maja splashed swater on her face in the bathroom. When she returned, her eyes were still tinged with red. There had been no

word from lan for a week, she hadn't really had enough rest recently, and her nights were riddled with nightmares.

After dealing with the online storm back home, all she felt was exhaustion. Another day passed without a peep from lan. Maja was

growing impatient. She called Beck, hoping for a shred of news.

"Nothing yet, Maja. Don't get too worked up. The research base's layout is a maze; they might be out of reach for now."

"And what about Forbidden Island?” Was Cynthia still giving everyone the silent treatment?

Beck's smile faded at the mention of Forbidden Island, "It's the same. She screams whenever anyone tries to approach. No way to

communicate. The engineering department is working double-time, but the basement's design is too clever. It'll take months to

crack."

Feeling the weight of her concerns, Maja pressed her lip and ended the call. No matter how worried she was for lan, her only choice

was to wait in the hotel.

research base, lan had spent days familiarizing himself

exchanges with Walter

another batch of medications near Test Chamber 8;

energy to greet as they saw

previous night. The higher-ups had wanted to parade him out like a Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and

but the boy had gruesomely clawed two men before being

blood, lending him an eerie

few nights when he went to the hatch,

knew well that the boy recognized him, yet he

if the teen had ever spoken. During his there, he hadn't

were roars and

lab. Sarah was deeply engrossed in her research,

unless discussing the effects of a

needed to send meds near Chamber 8 tonight. He planned to create chaos

higher-ups were holed up.

lab bench, methodically handing over reagents to the Doctor, but Sarah didn’t take over, and furrowed her

instead.

hand was trembling. She switched on a device

one - the uniformed man

uniformed man was debating heatedly with the others, one hand

of the

all, you are the one

held by the higher-ups was underway about the fate

few chairpersons coveted it, though there was

core members

at the only unmasked man. Her image filled

one should have it. Let's keep him in the

around the

the position was deemed high despite the numbers, because the

base's drugs was global, and the privileges of

an eyebrow, a smirk playing on his lips,

term."

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