The monotonous beep of a high-tech heart monitor sounded steady, breaking the silence inside the sterile treatment room located at the Sterling Group's secret medical facility—deep in the Swiss mountains.
In the corner of the room, a large ventilator ran nonstop, emitting a constant soft hiss as it supplied oxygen to the airways of the body lying rigid on the medical bed. The glow of the white neon lights on the ceiling was deliberately dimmed to provide only minimal, subdued illumination. Soundproofing throughout the walls ensured that not a single sound from the outside could penetrate, creating an atmosphere completely isolated from the outside world.
On the clean white linen sheets, the tip of Seren's right finger began to twitch slightly. The small movement occurred stiffly, breaking the total paralysis that had bound her body for twelve months in a deep coma.
