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Chapter Eleven The Interview Toni wanted to laugh. It was absurd: how could the scientist miss the whole thing; the shouting, the air so heavy with emotion? “Doesn’t seem like it, does it?

Chapter Ten The Volunteer Sabine checked her watch against the clock over the door. It wasn’t that she and Max ever agreed to meet, but his habit was to be at the lab half an hour after leaving his office. … Continue reading →

Chapter Nine The Confession Michel breathed in the freshness of the gardens, or the “Park” as it was known to the institute’s denizens. Part of the bequest that endowed the Wolfhaven (and persuaded a desperate government to part with more … Continue reading →

Chapter Eight The Infection Michel scanned the canteen. There were too many people, here; too much noise, but sometimes, if he concentrated, he could shut it out and actually think. There was Slater, not so much holding as clinging to … Continue reading →

Chapter Seven The Institute “You do not know what you say,” Michel said. “We have procedures, we have clean rooms—” “But she died of chikungunya fever. And you had some in the lab.

Chapter Six The Institute Max sat on a bench, smoking his fifth cigarette of the morning and keeping his eyes fixed on the main entrance of the Wolfhaven Institute. Its relatively new façade was already turning a dirty grey from … Continue reading →

Chapter Five The Retraction Slater watched Brad leave the room. Even after the door had swung shut, anger shot through his veins. Years of practice kept the evidence off his face.