hapter 290 The Lab Below

Third Person POV

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The moment Henry saw the hidden passage, a thought struck him–hadn’t Perry once asked about building an underground station for Kajit virus research? He’d said yes, but he hadn’t yet given any orders to move forward. So how in the hell did Aubrey already know about this place?

The elevator carried them down, and what opened before their eyes was almost identical to the scene Aubrey remembered from her past life.

Rows of equipment gleamed under the harsh white lights. For research on the Kajit virus, the setup was much the same–though this time, the machines were newer, sharper, more advanced.

The second they stepped inside, the entire underground chamber flared to life, lights snapping on one after another.

Aubrey’s lips curved faintly, but her smile was colder than ice. She pointed up at the ceiling. “Let me introduce you to one of the little tricks here. It’s part of the voice–control system. Do you know what’s interesting about it?”

bitter whisper. “From below, you can hear everything spoken above, crystal clear. But

memories flooding in. She remembered the first time–newly dragged inside, still half- believing rescue might come. When a wolf inspector came by on routine check, she’d screamed herself hoarse, shouting over and over. But above, the researchers talked casually,

side had only smirked, watching her like a fool. They didn’t even bother to stop her. She’d shouted until her throat bled–and no one heard a thing. That

recessed panel. She stepped toward it, pressed a button, and a narrow passage slid open in the

“I remembered it. Once, I nearly got out through


hell. I was so close.” Her voice dropped, flat as steel. “But

dripped into Henry’s ears like

carried her deeper into the lab. She stopped before

the cool surface. “These,” she murmured. “They cultivated a

“The Lupine virus hid too well in me. When I resisted, they needed something to force it active. All I had to do was

dropped from the glass. Her voice was

Muscle wasting. Dehydration so severe I shriveled to skin and bone. No matter how many nutrients they pumped into

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then turned her smile on Henry–so lovely, and yet so cruel. “Tell me,

he was caught off guard, stunned by the shift. But he forced his voice steady, his answer raw with truth.

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