Ren stood in the center of the room with both arms stretched dramatically.
Everyone else stared at him.
Aerin was still behind the closed door.
Ren grinned.
"Time for the grand reveal."
Darius sighed.
"Ren..."
"Three."
Marina folded her arms.
"Two."
Reina already looked impatient.
"One."
The door opened.
Aerin stepped inside.
Silence.
Complete silence.
Everyone's eyes widened.
Even Darius, who had seen far stranger things in his life, remained speechless.
Aerin no longer looked like herself.
Her facial structure seemed different.
The shape of her jaw.
Her nose.
Her eyebrows.
Even the tone and texture of her skin had been adjusted.
The prosthetics were subtle enough that no one would notice unless they already knew what to look for.
Her hair was different too.
Then came the tattoos.
WEB markings.
Placed carefully.
Matching the patterns they had already studied from operatives inside Horizon Biotech.
Marina slowly lowered her arms.
"Damn."
