*Julian isn’t her brother.*

*They are partners, and they have been planning this infiltration since the day I was diagnosed.*

*If you are reading this, Nathan, they have already taken my place.*

*Do not trust the medicine. Do not trust the network.*

*The safe is the only place they couldn’t reach.*

A loud crack echoed from the door frame as the top bolt gave way.

A sliver of cold air rushed into the warm room, carrying the smell of exhaust and snow.

The quadruplets whimpered, pressing themselves into the corner behind the desk.

I knelt down beside them, keeping my body between them and the door.

“It’s okay, girls,” I whispered, though my own hands were shaking.

“Hold on to each other.”

Nathan stood up, his face tight with a cold, quiet rage.

He slipped the digital voice recorder into his pocket and grabbed the silver thumb drive.

“They want the code,” Nathan said, his voice flat and dangerous.

“They have no idea what Claire actually left behind.”

He walked over to the terminal, where the amber light was still blinking.

*Download Interrupted: Low Power Mode.*