Chapter 41

“Yes, Noah. The species isn’t new, just modified. Like an evolution supposed to happen in say next 50 years, happened in a year. If it stops here, they may never be able to create a force hard to defeat. But yes. As a geneticist, this is huge. To an extent, commendable.”

Ashleigh looked impressed.

He envied, once again, the clinical detachment.

“Thank you, Ash.” He rubbed her back, the affection of old friends palpable.

“Vanessa is smart. The street smart we don’t have.” By we, she meant scientists, holed up in their lab all day.

“You noticed, huh?” A rhetorical question, the way he tucked her in the crooks of his arm left little room for question.

“Everyone did. You can’t repeat mistakes.” He felt the wisps of hurt still between them, she was referring to herself and him. They had been more than friends once.

“I won’t.” He placed a chaste kiss in her hair before letting her go.

“Did you tell Simon?” He asked, gathering his things, ready to finally present this to his dad. Disple