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name because she never wanted to forget the case.”
He hit Enter, and they both stood back as Rosie’s face filled the screen in a video recording. Rosie was sitting in front of the storage door. She’d recorded it in the small space.
“Well, Scarlett, if you’re seeing this, then you did it. It’s not a coincidence that Love is with you. He needed to be. It’s the one favor I’ll be able to return to him for believing in me all those years ago.” Rosie smiled.
“I’m sure you’re wondering what you stumbled into and about the files on the desk. They may look normal, but they aren’t. The people listed in those files have abilities similar to Jackson’s family. They were all being treated at Shady Oaks Sanatorium, only not for the diagnosis in those files. They were Marsh Corp. test subjects.”
“Wait…isn’t that the company that Landon, Avery, and Reed work for?” Scarlett mumbled.
“Marsh Corp. has been trying to clone those abilities for years. Dating back to when your parents were our age. Several of the test subjects died from the vials of blue liquid they were injected with during the testing, and they were replaced by new subjects. They lied to the families about how all of the individuals died. The FBI director’s sister, Regina Storm, oversees the lab where the testing was done, which is why it wasn’t safe for me to do anything with the information. Somehow, they had found out that I was looking into it, and stuff started happening. I knew I was in trouble.”
“I don’t understand,” Jackson whispered and paused the video. “That company has been good to Jackson, Avery, and now Reed.”
“Maybe they haven’t realized that the Loves have abilities, or maybe Marsh Corp. does know and is testing them to determine if they do. Avery doesn’t,” she answered as she entwined her fingers with Jackson’s to offer support as he pushed the play button again.
“In those files, you’ll find a name that, at first, I didn’t recognize until I saw the picture. Martin Heart’s story is remarkable. He and one other woman escaped the facility almost forty years ago, and they were never found…until now. I don’t know how to tell you this.” Rosie closed her eyes and exhaled a breath before reopening them . “Martin Heart could never be found because the last name was wrong. When I saw the picture, I immediately made the connection. His last name isn’t Heart; it’s Love. Martin escaped that day with a woman named Mary. Jackson…Your aunt and uncle were subjected to those tests, and Marsh Corp. has been searching for them all these years.”
Jackson paused the video and dropped Scarlett’s hand. He walked to the back of the storage unit and ran his hand through his hair. The muscles in his arms clenched, and his jaw ticked. Scarlett held her hand to the knots in her stomach. This whole thing was worse than she could have ever imagined. She’d never be able to tell the story without exposing the test subjects and making them potentially an even bigger target. And she’d never do anything to hurt the Loves. Rosie must have known she’d never expose the information, so why hadn’t she gone straight to Jackson with this data? Her actions didn’t make sense.
Jackson stomped back over to the computer and stabbed the play button again.
“I’m sorry to put all of this on you two. This is a heavy burden to carry, and to be honest, I have no idea how you’ll handle it. These people are inhumane and are stealing people off the streets to run their tests on. They need to be stopped, but you’ll have to figure out at what cost. If you’re listening to this, then I didn’t make it, and I’m sorry for that too. I wanted to help you. I wanted to warn you, and I’m sorry.” Rosie lowered her head and continued talking . “This computer has an external hard drive. Take it with you. In the downloaded files, you’ll find some actual video footage of what they were doing as proof
He hit Enter, and they both stood back as Rosie’s face filled the screen in a video recording. Rosie was sitting in front of the storage door. She’d recorded it in the small space.
“Well, Scarlett, if you’re seeing this, then you did it. It’s not a coincidence that Love is with you. He needed to be. It’s the one favor I’ll be able to return to him for believing in me all those years ago.” Rosie smiled.
“I’m sure you’re wondering what you stumbled into and about the files on the desk. They may look normal, but they aren’t. The people listed in those files have abilities similar to Jackson’s family. They were all being treated at Shady Oaks Sanatorium, only not for the diagnosis in those files. They were Marsh Corp. test subjects.”
“Wait…isn’t that the company that Landon, Avery, and Reed work for?” Scarlett mumbled.
“Marsh Corp. has been trying to clone those abilities for years. Dating back to when your parents were our age. Several of the test subjects died from the vials of blue liquid they were injected with during the testing, and they were replaced by new subjects. They lied to the families about how all of the individuals died. The FBI director’s sister, Regina Storm, oversees the lab where the testing was done, which is why it wasn’t safe for me to do anything with the information. Somehow, they had found out that I was looking into it, and stuff started happening. I knew I was in trouble.”
“I don’t understand,” Jackson whispered and paused the video. “That company has been good to Jackson, Avery, and now Reed.”
“Maybe they haven’t realized that the Loves have abilities, or maybe Marsh Corp. does know and is testing them to determine if they do. Avery doesn’t,” she answered as she entwined her fingers with Jackson’s to offer support as he pushed the play button again.
“In those files, you’ll find a name that, at first, I didn’t recognize until I saw the picture. Martin Heart’s story is remarkable. He and one other woman escaped the facility almost forty years ago, and they were never found…until now. I don’t know how to tell you this.” Rosie closed her eyes and exhaled a breath before reopening them . “Martin Heart could never be found because the last name was wrong. When I saw the picture, I immediately made the connection. His last name isn’t Heart; it’s Love. Martin escaped that day with a woman named Mary. Jackson…Your aunt and uncle were subjected to those tests, and Marsh Corp. has been searching for them all these years.”
Jackson paused the video and dropped Scarlett’s hand. He walked to the back of the storage unit and ran his hand through his hair. The muscles in his arms clenched, and his jaw ticked. Scarlett held her hand to the knots in her stomach. This whole thing was worse than she could have ever imagined. She’d never be able to tell the story without exposing the test subjects and making them potentially an even bigger target. And she’d never do anything to hurt the Loves. Rosie must have known she’d never expose the information, so why hadn’t she gone straight to Jackson with this data? Her actions didn’t make sense.
Jackson stomped back over to the computer and stabbed the play button again.
“I’m sorry to put all of this on you two. This is a heavy burden to carry, and to be honest, I have no idea how you’ll handle it. These people are inhumane and are stealing people off the streets to run their tests on. They need to be stopped, but you’ll have to figure out at what cost. If you’re listening to this, then I didn’t make it, and I’m sorry for that too. I wanted to help you. I wanted to warn you, and I’m sorry.” Rosie lowered her head and continued talking . “This computer has an external hard drive. Take it with you. In the downloaded files, you’ll find some actual video footage of what they were doing as proof
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