Novel

Chapter 7: The Heartbeat Clock

Elias hides beneath Dr. Vane’s desk to clone the biometric heartbeat-keyed card, but his phone’s ping alerts Vane. After a tense search, Elias escapes onto a narrow ledge twenty stories high. The cloning triggers a silent alarm, locking down the executive floor and sealing all exits. Trapped outside the office with only two hours left on the purge countdown, Elias faces escalating danger as the hospital’s purge protocol tightens the noose.