The concierge finally looked up, but his expression wasn’t one of recognition. It was confusion. Sir, 4B has been occupied by Mr. Thorne for three years. I saw him go up ten minutes ago.
Elias backed away. He reached into his pocket for his phone, but when he tried to unlock it with his thumbprint, the sensor vibrated in rejection. He tried his passcode. Incorrect.
Elias felt the floor tilt. No, that’s not... I remember my childhood. I remember my mother.
I’m sorry, sir, the young man said, not looking up from his tablet. Residents only. I live here, Elias said, his voice thin. 4B. Elias Thorne.
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Should we follow the as he tries to survive on the run? Should we see if the new Elias has an even darker secret?
I’m the upgrade, the thief whispered. I’m the one who’s going to use this life for something. You’re just the man who stole it first. And now, I’ve reported Arthur Vance for the murder of Elias Thorne. The police are on their way.
The silence in Elias Thorne’s apartment was the first thing that felt wrong. Elias was a man of precise habits. He was a junior archivist at the city library, a job that required him to be invisible, meticulous, and predictable. He liked his life like he liked his bookshelves: alphabetized and dust-free.