CHAPTER 50: The Code in Her Blood

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Chapter 50: The Code in Her Blood

Rina lay on the floor of the lab, Eliot cradling her in his arms. Sweat clung to her skin, and her heartbeat was erratic—but her eyes burned with clarity.

"I saw everything," she whispered. "My father… the experiments… us. Eliot, they wrote something into me. Into my blood."

Eliot helped her sit up, brows furrowed. "What do you mean?"

She reached shakily for the console and typed in a command from memory.

> Access Level: Alpha-R.

Command: Genetic Protocol Reveal.

The monitors flickered. Lines of DNA sequences flooded the screen—codes, markers, encrypted signals—and a single blinking line of text.

> BLOOD KEY ACTIVATED: SUBJECT ALPHA-R = PRIMARY HOST OF THE HEARTSYNC CODE.

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Eliot's eyes widened.

"They hid the full program inside you. Not just your mind… your body."

Rina nodded, her voice strained. "They couldn't perfect HeartSync because no machine could hold that much data. So my father found another vessel. Me."

The screen zoomed in on a portion of the DNA code.

A sequence named E-V13.

Eliot froze. "That's my designation. Vale-13."

Rina looked up slowly. "They didn't just sync our emotions. They spliced our genetics."

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Her pulse raced.

"They designed us to find each other. To complete each other's data—one mind, one heart. I was the carrier. You were the trigger."

Eliot stood, stepping away. "This isn't just manipulation… it's biological fate."

She reached for him.

"Does that make it any less real?"

He turned back, eyes torn between fury and love.

"No," he said finally. "Because what we feel… none of that was programmed."

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Suddenly, alarms blared.

Red lights strobed across the lab.

> UNAUTHORIZED GENETIC ACCESS DETECTED. PROTOCOL LOCKDOWN INITIATED.

A new voice spoke through the speakers.

Cold. Familiar.

> "You finally opened the vault, my darling girl."

Rina stiffened.

"No…"

Eliot grabbed her hand.

"That voice—"

Rina's face went pale.

"It's him. My father. He's alive."

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Author's Note:

Some secrets aren't meant to be uncovered—but they unlock the very soul of the story. If this chapter left you breathless, please collect it and help Billionaire in Disguise reach more hearts like yours. Every click matters.

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