Claire's body went limp in Ethan's arms.
For one terrible second, the world stopped.
The machines screamed.
Red warning lights flashed across the basement.
Ethan held her face between his hands.
“Claire.”
Nothing.
“Claire, open your eyes.”
Nothing.
“No.”
His voice broke.
“No, no, no.”
He looked at Marcus.
“Do something.”
Marcus ran toward the equipment.
Reeves stood several feet away, still holding the control device.
Ethan looked at him.
“You did this.”
Reeves smiled.
“It is already happening.”
Ethan grabbed him by the collar.
“What did you do?”
Reeves did not resist.
“The device is entering its final phase.”
“I will kill you.”
“Then you will never know the truth.”
Ethan shoved him against the wall.
“What truth?”
Reeves looked at Claire.
“She was never meant to survive the second timeline.”
Ethan froze.
“What does that mean?”
“You changed the day at the factory.”
“You changed her job.”
“You changed her treatment.”
“You changed almost every variable.”
Reeves smiled.
“But...