Chapter 14: The Hidden Plan
With the Ascension only hours away, Mark and Victor make one final, desperate plan to save Rachel before it’s too late. But inside the compound, nothing stays hidden for long—and Caleb, always watching, always smiling, makes it clear that he knows more than he should.
As the walls close in and time runs out, Mark finally reaches Rachel, hoping to convince her to escape with him. But Rachel has already made her decision. She believes her sacrifice is the only way to save Mark… and Lily.
Now Mark is faced with a devastating choice:
Fight and risk losing everything… or let the woman he loves walk willingly to her death in the hope that it will save their daughter.
This chapter is a quiet storm—filled with dread, impossible choices, and the terrifying realization that sometimes the people we love believe the only way to save us… is to sacrifice themselves.
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