Page 420 of Scars of Fate

“You did a terrible job.”

“I trusted my commander.”

“So did Ghost.”

Pain crossed Minser’s face.

Real pain.

Not from the bullet.

Ghost and Minser had served together.

They had been part of the same team.

Ghost had hidden the original key with Lucas.

Minser had remained close to Fate.

Then Kane had turned one teammate against the other.

He had used Lucas and me to force the key back into the open.

And for eight years, Minser had waited for every piece to come together again.

The timer reached one minute.

Roth stepped toward the door.

“I’m going to Elena.”

“You’ll never reach Level Four in time,” Hawk said.

“I’m not standing here while my sister dies.”

“We stop the dispersal unit first.”

“What if you choose the wrong control?”

No one answered.

Because if we chose wrong, Elena wouldn’t be the only person who died.

The video changed.

Kane moved closer to the camera.

“Sixty seconds.”

Elena lifted her head.

Her face was pale.

Blood covered the collar of her shirt.

But she looked directly at her brother through the camera.

“Emil.”