Chapter 147

• The room at the top floor was dimly lit, illuminated primarily by the cold, pale moonlight filtering through the floor-to-ceiling glass walls.
• The light stretched the shadows of the furniture across the tiled floor like long, distorted claws reaching for the center of the room.
• At the desk sat a man who bore a striking, yet unsettling, resemblance to Dr. Aldren. He shared the same sharp jawline and high cheekbones, but unlike the weary eyes Aldren always had, his were more stern.