Chapter One Hundred & Thirteen

The document unlocked, revealing a recording of a woman who bore an uncanny resemblance to Emma. A chill ran through her as she watched. Memories of the news reports about the woman who was recently found dead, the same woman Lucas mentioned to her, flooded her mind. Emma took a deep breath, trying to steady herself as she fixated on the screen.

The woman in the video was bound to a chair, her chest heaving with each ragged breath. Her teary eyes were wide with terror, scanning the room in fear. "I don't know what they want from me," she wailed, her voice cracking. "I've told them I'm not you, but they won't let me go." Emma's stomach turned, a nauseating feeling overwhelmed her.

"They want me dead," the woman continued, her gaze shifting to the side as if someone off-camera had uttered something. She turned her attention back to the camera, her face contorted with desperation, a plea for help. "But you need to put an end to whatever you're doing. More people are going to die beca