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DEEP REST
Chapter 12:
The Signal
Cassandra's Office. The Frenzy.
Cassandra Thorne’s office, usually a sanctuary of
controlled chaos, was now a whirlwind of frantic
energy. Liam stood beside her, his injured ankle
forgotten, his eyes glued to the news broadcast on her
main monitor. Evelyn Hayes, his Evelyn, was being
publicly dissected, her sanity questioned, her life’s
work twisted into a dangerous delusion.
"It's a frequency modulation," Cassandra
muttered, pulling up complex waveform analysis
software. "A subtle shift in her delta and theta bands.
A repeating pattern."
Liam leaned closer, his breath hitched. "What does
it mean?"
"It's a code, O'Connell," Cassandra said, her voice
tight with a mixture of professional excitement and
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