“What does that mean?” I whisper.
Nobody answers.
That silence scares me more than Wu’s words.
Wu continues.
“Your recall acceleration will worsen now that reintegration has begun.”
Migraines.
Flashbacks.
Memory fractures.
My pulse spikes.
Wu knows it.
“Soon you will begin experiencing overlap episodes.”
Russ mutters:
“What the hell is that?”
Wu answers calmly.
“Past and present memory convergence.”
Oh no.
He means hallucinations.
Disorientation.
Breaks from reality.
Wu’s voice lowers.
“You were never meant to recover your full memory set without stabilization protocols.”
Clay’s arm tightens around me immediately.
Protective.
Steady.
But fear curls low in my stomach anyway.
Because what if he’s telling the truth about that part?
Wu takes another slow step somewhere above us.
“I can stop the damage, Hannah.”
“No,” Gabriel says sharply.
Wu’s tone cools slightly.
