Chapter 15 - The Final Infiltration
I raised the rifle, leveling the barrel directly at the back of Sterling's head.
"Step away from the machines," I commanded, my voice echoing in the sterile room.
Sterling slowly turned around. His face was weathered by age, but his eyes were sharp, calculating, and completely devoid of remorse.
"You don't understand the scale of what we are building here, Teresa," Sterling said smoothly, taking a slow step toward me.
"Your daughter-in-law's blood holds a rare genetic mutation that halts cellular degeneration. With her marrow, my grandson lives. With her DNA, we can cure thousands of incurable diseases."
"By turning her into a caged animal?" I spat, tightening my grip on the trigger.
"By letting my son starve her in a chicken coop?"
"Collateral damage," Sterling replied coldly.
"Rodrigo was crude and unstable. But the science... the science is pure."
Behind me, the heavy security doors slammed shut with a deafening thud. Emergency red lights began to flash along the ceiling.
"Did you really think you could walk into my facility alone?" Sterling chuckled, raising a remote control.
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"In three minutes, the automated filtration system will purge all biological material in this wing to wipe the evidence. You and your rifle will be ash."
"I didn't come alone, Sterling," I said, a slow smile spreading across my face.
