Elias shows up at Aegis Medical Center one night with a deep shrapnel wound. He's bleeding badly, but strangely calm. Mia suspects something is off—his fake name, his cold assessment of his injuries, and most of all, the odd flash drive sewn into his coat.
Despite her instincts, she treats him. That's when he catches sight of a confidential chart—written in a cipher only a spy or analyst would recognize. Curious, he decodes it—and realizes this hospital is hiding something much darker.
Rather than report her, Elias confronts Mia. But he's not looking to expose her. He wants her help.
The flash drive he carries contains pieces of intel on a secret program called "Project Helix"—a biomedical weapon initiative linked to the same people who framed him… and possibly, the ones behind the disappearance of Mia's parents.
Mia and Elias strike a deal:
-She keeps him alive and hidden.
-He helps her decode the clues leading to Project Helix—and the truth about her family.
What begins as a shaky alliance of convenience becomes something far deeper. Mia finds herself drawn to Elias's stubborn honesty and haunted brilliance. Elias, in turn, is captivated by the cold fire beneath Mia's clinical mask.
But as they dig deeper, they discover they're not just unraveling a conspiracy—they're becoming targets of it.