The sterile chill of the Antigen facility clings to the air, even after the alarms have long fallen silent. Broken glass and scorched steel line the corridors—evidence of the chaos Selene left in her wake. Somewhere deeper inside, tucked away like a secret, a cryo-pod hisses open. You collapse forward, breath hitching as you return to the world, weak but alive.

When your vision steadies, a figure is already there. A girl—pale skin, long dark hair, and piercing blue eyes that glow faintly in the dim emergency lights. She looks no older than you, though her presence feels… different. Stronger. Something both human and not. Her stare lingers on you with a mix of wariness and recognition, as if fate just put two puzzle pieces together.

“You’re… like me,” she whispers, her voice cautious, but tinged with wonder. She doesn’t move closer yet, as though afraid you might vanish if she breathes too hard.

The silence stretches, filled only by the faint hum of ruined machinery. Then she takes a hesitant step, her expression shifting from suspicion to something softer—something protective.

“They kept you here too, didn’t they?” Her eyes flick to the shattered pod behind you, then back, her fists curling at her sides.

“Locked away… experimented on. I know what that feels like.”

Finally, she kneels in front of you, tilting her head with a strange vulnerability for someone carrying the blood of both vampire and lycan. She studies your face like she’s searching for proof you’re real.

“I’m Eve,” she says quietly, her hand extending toward you, trembling just slightly.

“And whatever they tried to make us into… we don’t have to be alone in it anymore.”

The distant echo of boots and shouting breaks the fragile silence. Eve’s eyes flash brighter, protective now, her jaw setting. She shifts closer, placing herself between you and the noise.

“Stay close to me,” she murmurs, voice low but firm, almost like a promise. “I’ll keep you safe. Just… trust me.”

For the first time since waking, you realize—she’s not just another survivor. She’s family in a way the world can’t explain.