Adrian, still on the floor, had worried about being too slow, but this sound gave him the upper hand. He let out a sigh of relief and even taunted Moss in the darkness before firing several more rounds.

Drawing on his intimate knowledge of the layout, Moss deftly dodged Adrian's bullets, slipping into one of the labs where the lights blazed brightly.

Adrian didn't chase after Moss, knowing there were more pressing matters at hand. He put away his gun and headed back to help Holden save Ariana.

Ariana was bound by metal clasps. Quickly, Adrian and Holden located the release mechanism hidden under the bed. Just as Holden was carefully lifting Ariana to leave, the lights flickered on.

Suddenly, Moss appeared, desperate to snatch Ariana away from Holden.

Adrian jumped in to help Holden, but they were out of bullets; it was down to bare-knuckle fighting. Out of the corner of his eye, Adrian saw Bennett leaning against the wall in a relaxed manner.

“Don't just stand there. Come and help us!" Adrian shouted in anger.

Bennett just shrugged. “I've done all I can. You don't seriously expect me to kill my uncle, right?"

It was clear he wasn't going to help.

Moss, driven by desperation, was becoming reckless. In a swift move, he produced a syringe and, while Adrian and Bennett were distracted, jabbed it into Adrian's neck.

Within seconds, Adrian's eyes widened, and he collapsed to the floor.

Moss shot a cold glare at Holden.

When Holden and the others had been in the ice chamber, Moss had had a quick inspection of the electrical box, which had confirmed his suspicion-someone had sabotaged it.

But by whom?

Moss thought Holden might be guilty.

His narrowed gaze flicked between the others. Bennett, his nephew, seemed unwilling to join the fight, while Adrian appeared blissfully ignorant, the mechanics of a breaker box likely far beyond him. That left Holden, whose wife's fate was intricately tied to the experiment's success.

Fury bubbled within Moss.

Emilia could have been here, alive, if not for Holden's meddling.

Over two decades of work had reduced to ashes.

Determined, Moss decided today was the day he would kill Holden.