Evelyn's POV
Isabelle's black eyes stared at us for three endless seconds.
Then she blinked, and they were normal again. Brown. Human. Wrong, but human.
"Relax." She laughed that mechanical laugh. "I'm not here to hurt you. Not yet, anyway."
"Get out." Damien's voice was deadly calm. "Now."
"So unwelcoming. And here I came to give my sister a wedding gift." Isabelle reached into her pocket.
James's gun tracked her movement.
She pulled out a USB drive. Set it on the coffee table. "Everything Daddy doesn't want you to know. Medical records. Financial transfers. Video footage from the lab." Her smile was empty. "Consider it insurance. If anything happens to me, this goes public."
"Why would you betray him?" I asked.
"Betray?" She tilted her head like a confused puppy. "I'm not betraying anyone. I'm surviving. Daddy's experiments are breaking down. I'm breaking down. And when I'm gone completely, he'll need a new subject." Her eyes found mine. "Guess who's next?"
