Chapter 25 - The Real Helen

Mara found the shield room.
Helen was inside.
Alive.
Weak.
But unmistakably human.
Evan and Nina were there too.
Marcus lay unconscious.
Daniel was missing.
Helen saw Jonah.
“You removed the receiver?”
“Mara didn’t know.”
Helen looked at Mara.
“You saved his life anyway.”
Jonah asked:
“What is happening to me?”
Helen saw the mark behind his ear.
Her expression changed.
“The signal has mapped most of your auditory memory.”
“Meaning?”
“It can imitate almost everything you recognize.”
“Can it take me over?”
Helen shook her head.
“No.”
Jonah relaxed.
Then Helen continued:
“But it can convince you that its thoughts are yours.”
May you like
That was worse.
---