Chapter 7 - We Found My Father Alive in a Cabin in Montana—But He Wasn't AloneIt took forty-eight hours to locate Dad.
A satellite trace.
An old bank account.
A single coded message.
We found him in Montana.
I ran toward him.
“Dad!”
He turned.
For a moment, neither of us moved.
Then he dropped to his knees.
“Lily.”
I threw my arms around him.
He held me so tightly I couldn't breathe.
“I thought you were dead.”
“I know.”
“Mom cried every day.”
He looked at her.
“I know.”
She slapped him.
Then hugged him.
Then slapped him again.
Dad laughed through tears.
“I deserved that.”
Ethan stood behind us.
Dad looked at him.
“You got my message.”
“Yes.”
Dad nodded.
“You have to stop Victor.”
“We will.”
Dad shook his head.
“Victor is only one piece.”
Everyone became silent.
“Who else?”
Dad looked at me.
“The person controlling Prometheus isn't Victor.”
“Then who?”
Dad whispered,
“Someone Ethan trusts.”
Ethan's face hardened.
“Who?”
Dad hesitated.
Then gave the name.
Marcus Vale.
The lead scientist.
I stared at Marcus.
He looked shocked.
“No.”
Dad shook his head.
“Marcus was recruited years ago.”
Marcus stepped backward.
“I didn't know.”
“You knew enough.”
Marcus started crying.
“I was threatened.”
Dad looked at him.
“By whom?”
Marcus whispered,
“Your board.”
Ethan froze.
“The board?”
Marcus nodded.
“They've been planning to weaponize Prometheus for years.”
The truth was bigger than Victor.
Bigger than CrossTech.
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And suddenly, the billionaire wasn't the person in control of his own company.
He was a target.
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