CHAPTER 10: THE STATION AT MIDNIGHT

At 11:40 p.m., Adrian, Eli and Mason arrived at the abandoned Graybridge Station.

Rain fell through holes in the broken roof.

Rust covered the tracks.

Adrian wore metal braces beneath his trousers and carried a cane.

He refused to use the wheelchair.

Each step hurt, but standing made him feel less like the man his enemies had created.

At exactly 11:47, the dead station clock began to move.

The hands turned backward.

A hidden panel opened beneath the ticket counter.

Inside was a cassette recorder and a brass key.

Adrian pressed play.

Static filled the station.

Then a woman’s voice spoke.

“Elena?” Adrian whispered.

“If you are hearing this, Adrian, then Emma found you.”

His knees nearly gave way.

Elena continued.

“They told you Daniel died because they needed you broken. They needed your company, your money and your genetic line.”

Adrian gripped the counter.

“Daniel survived. But he was taken from me. Sebastian believed our son could become the first stable carrier.”

Eli looked at Adrian.

The recording crackled.

“The ability is not magic. It is a neurological transfer. Some children can stimulate damaged nerves through contact. But every transfer takes something from them.”

Adrian looked at Eli’s pale face.

“They used Daniel to create others,” Elena said. “If Eli is with you, protect him. He is not only your grandson. He is the last child who can locate Daniel.”

A loud metallic sound echoed through the station.

Mason drew his weapon.

A train light appeared in the distance.

The tracks had been abandoned for decades, yet a black train approached without sound.

It stopped before them.

One door opened.

Inside, a woman sat alone beneath a yellow light.

Her wrists were tied.

Her face was bruised.

“Mom!” Eli screamed.

Emma Carter raised her head.

Before Eli could reach her, a red laser appeared on Adrian’s chest.

A voice sounded through hidden speakers.

“Choose carefully, Mr. Vale.”

Adrian looked inside the train.

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Beside Emma was a second prisoner covered by a black hood.

“The woman,” the voice continued, “or the truth beneath the hood.”