CHAPTER 41: The Code They couldn't kill
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Chapter 41: The Code They Couldn't Kill
Zurich. Three weeks later.
The HeartNet was down. Replicant Forces scattered. Kane Corp's assets frozen.
But Savannah hadn't given up.
Inside her encrypted lab, she stared at the warm cube she'd pulled from the rubble.
It pulsed once.
Then again.
Like a heartbeat refusing to die.
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She connected it to her terminal.
> ACCESSING CORE MEMORY...
SUBJECT: RINA KANE
STATUS: DISPLACED
SUBJECT: ELIOT VALE
STATUS: UNKNOWN
A shadow crossed her face.
"They survived," she whispered.
Or... some part of them did.
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In a cabin high in the Swiss Alps, a woman opened her eyes.
Frost clung to the windows.
She sat up, breathing hard.
No name on her mind—just flashes.
Snow. Fire. A kiss. A voice.
"Rina," the wind seemed to say.
Then a knock at the door.
She opened it.
A man stood there, cloaked in winter.
Their eyes met. Something flickered.
Recognition? Or just déjà vu?
"I don't know you," she said.
He smiled faintly.
"I think we forgot each other."
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In Zurich, Savannah watched the cube one last time.
Inside it, two pulses synced in perfect rhythm.
> FINAL STATUS: HEARTSYNC REINSTATED
MEMORY REBUILD: IN PROGRESS
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Author's Note:
Love can't be deleted. Not really. If you felt that quiet spark of hope, keep supporting Billionaire in Disguise by collecting this chapter. Every collection says: "Keep going. I'm still here." Thank you for walking this road with us.
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