The men inside the room sat in silence, their expressions grave and unreadable. Much like Christopher, none of them had spoken a word since arriving, despite the fact that they had known one another for years.
The circumstances of their gathering made the silence all the more significant. They had come from different corners of the world, each carrying their own responsibilities, interests, and reasons for being involved in the project. For all of them to abandon those obligations and appear here at the same time could only mean one thing.
They had been summoned by someone none of them could afford to defy.
Christopher, in particular, had been confused ever since Arthur called him and ordered him to halt the production of the clones. Arthur had offered no explanation, nor had he given Christopher any indication of what had prompted the sudden decision.
Now, however, the situation was far more serious.
