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Anthony looks at Kijani with an almost bored expression, his eye's becoming a steely gray as he says, "Ms. Rayne, if you wish to dispute my research, do so with facts. Don't insult my intelligence or dedication by simply passing off research that I've spent months on as simply a mistake."
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Kijani was breathing rapidly, nearly to the point of hyperventilating. Her eyes were fixed on the paper, but she wasn't reading it. She'd read it all- and like everything she read, each word was etched into her memory permanently. Now the words were bombarding her with their cold indifference, telling her the truth that she didn't want to know. Anthony's pheremones should have calmed her, but she was too panicked, too stuck in the flashback for them to work entirely. Her mind was half in the lab all over again, and yet half was pushing along toward a conclusion she didn't think possible.

Her grandmother had started Alpha. Her grandmother had continued Alpha. Her grandmother knew. Her grandmother had known. Her grandmother, the only person who had ever listened to her about Alpha, had known the entire time.

The other half of her mind looked around, golden eyes darting as she searched for a weapon, any weapon in the lab inside her mind. The stink of copper and bleach pervaded everything, and her hands balled into fists as she rose from the table, backing away. "G-get away from me!" Her voice was higher, girlish. "Stay away!" Anthony was in a lab coat, his face obscured by light.