Chapter 55: The Dorian Collective

Floor 6

Akal watched the closed-circuit television from a wall of monitors in a townhouse suite a block from the Deox Labs headquarters. Dr. Sylvan Paige’s immediate superior—Dr. Kelli Barstow—had the feed split to accommodate the Collective’s wishes.

“Make sure every step can be watched,” Akal had said. “Every nook and closet.”