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Sient starts a chain of events that will destroy hier

Dr Charles Arnoff—Ato test his wild theories, even if it ents bent on destruction

Cody Whitotten her in deep trouble before, but this ti his sister—and the world

Adrian Bessler—An agent on the run, will he join forces with Max and Ava, or is he still working with the enemy?

Caliban—The anization that’s trying to throorld affairs into chaos—wants to rule the world and satisfy his vendetta against Jack Coburn and Prospero in the process

To Marilyn, for all that you do

Chapter One

The shell casings froed off the metal file cabinets One landed inches froold plating winking at her under the fluorescent lights The acrid sunpowder tickled her nostrils She sainst the linoleuive away her position

Soain

Ava held her breath as the rubber sole of a black shoe squeaked past her face She followed its path until her gaze collided with Dr Arnoff’s

Froer to his lips His thick glasses, one lens crushed, lay just out of his reach between the two desks With his other finger, he pointed past her toward the lab

Afraid to move even a centi If they could lass and industrial-strength locks they ht have a chance to survive this lunacy

The shooteranother round from his automatic weapon Glass shattered—not the bulletproof kind A loud bump, followed by a crack and the door to the clinic, her domain, crashed open

Greg bellowed, “No, no, no!”

Another round of fire and Greg’s life ended in a thule