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?”

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

come. When a wolf inspector came by on routine check, she’d screamed herself hoarse, shouting over and over.

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 was the first time

gaze shifted, falling on a recessed panel. She stepped toward it, pressed a button, and a narrow passage slid

emergency exit,” she said softly. “I remembered


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

words dripped into

steps carried her deeper into the lab. She stopped before the cultivation

fingers trailed across the cool surface. “These,” she murmured. “They cultivated a special strain of fungus. Just

active. All I had to do was inhale a little of this dust, and suddenly the virus burned inside me. Useful, right? They

the glass. Her voice was calm, but Henry heard

Muscle wasting. Dehydration so severe I shriveled to skin and bone. No matter

290 The Lab

lightly, then turned her smile on Henry–so lovely, and

a moment, he was caught off guard, stunned by the shift. But he forced his voice steady, his answer

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