CHAPTER 58

POV: Adrian

Everything felt unnaturally still when I left the surveillance room. The screens behind me continued to glow—cold, merciless, revealing truths I could no longer unsee. My father’s name… everywhere. His fingerprints on every move, every threat, every shadow that had lurked around Isabella and me. But I kept walking, forcing my breath to remain steady even as my pulse hammered like a war drum.

The hallway outside the control wing smelled faintly of metal and ...