Nolan's POV

Six months.

That’s how long I’d been a prisoner inside BPO’s underground facility. Six months of relentless torture, psychological manipulation, and a slow erosion of my will. Each week, Dr. Frank and his team of twisted scientists would strap me to a cold, sterile chair, inject me with drugs, and run simulations. Every week, I fought to hold on to what was real, to cling to the fragments of my memories. But each time I gave the wrong answers, the torture got worse.

Who are you?” Dr. Frank asked once again, his voice steady, probing.

I took a deep breath, pretending the drug cocktail they’d pumped into me...