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DEEP REST
He saw the leather-bound book, not in Evelyn’s
hands, but in Mallory’s. She’d been studying it.
Trying to understand. Trying to find her own Stillness.
And then, a jolt. A sudden, violent intrusion.
The Breach
The apartment door exploded inward.
Two dark figures burst into the room. Their eyes
instantly locating Evelyn and the cocooned Liam.
"Subject Hayes!" one of them barked, his voice
amplified by a comms device. "Hands where I can see
them!"
Evelyn didn't move. Her eyes were fixed on Liam.
He was still in Deep Rest, his face serene, oblivious to
the chaos erupting around him.
She had to pull him out. Now.
"Liam! Wake up!" she yelled, shaking his
shoulder.
The operatives moved fast. One grabbed Evelyn,
twisting her arm behind her back. The other moved
towards Liam, his hand reaching for the headphones.
"No!" Evelyn cried, struggling against her captor.
"Don't touch him!"
The operative ignored her, yanking the
headphones from Liam’s head.
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