The Duplicate
In a world where medical science has mastered the creation of perfect, healthy human duplicates, a chilling truth emerges. Evette Ashford, a dedicated nurse, finds her ordered life shattered when a mysterious, armed man kidnaps her. His identity? A duplicate. His demand? His file from the highly protected Emulation Database. As Evette navigates a dangerous game of cat and mouse with her enigmatic captor, she must confront the shocking reality of her world, her family's legacy, and the true cost of perfection. Will she survive this nightmare and uncover the secrets hidden within the system, or become another casualty in a world built on stolen lives?
The sterile hum of the operating room was a familiar lullaby, but tonight, an unsettling undercurrent vibrated beneath it. "What is your name?" the patient, Addison Wilkes, asked, his voice a gentle rumble. I smiled faintly behind my surgical mask.
"Evette."
He watched as I inserted a needle, his dark-brown eyes kind, if a little nervous. "You'll be fine," I reassured him, squeezing his hand. Just another routine procedure, another life to extend with a perfect, blemish-free duplicate.
But tonight, as I walked out into the biting cold of the hospital parking lot, fumbling for my keys, a chill far colder than the wind touched my temple. The metallic click that followed froze me to the bone. "Do as I say, or this bullet goes in your head."
