Across the city, the night had become electric.
Every major news network was replaying Victor Hale's announcement.
Commentators debated it.
Analysts speculated.
Financial experts argued about the legal implications.
Social media erupted with theories.
Some called it a corporate scandal.
Others called it a biological crisis.
A few called it the beginning of a power war.
But inside a quiet, dimly lit office on the upper floors of Peters Holdings, someone watched the broadcast with very different eyes.
Alehandra Peters sat behind her desk, perfectly composed.
Her posture was straight.
Her expression calm.
Her breathing steady.
The tablet resting in front of her displayed the paused image of Victor Hale at the podium.
The screen froze on his confident smile.
Alehandra tapped the screen once.
The video replayed the exact moment she had been studying.
"The data suggests the presence of an extremely rare biological classification."
She watched the line again.
Carefully.
