RONAN'S POV

Everyone gathered in the library basement within the hour. Elias, Kieran, Chen, Lee, Marcus. Even Hale showed up, looking more worried than usual.

Mercer stood at the center with his tablet. "We have a problem. A big one."

"What kind of problem?" I asked.

"Vale. Instructor Vale. I found something in the program files. Something I should have noticed earlier."

"What?"

He pulled up documents. Medical records. Monitoring reports. All marked with Vale's name.

"Vale has been part ...