arrogant · cruel · scientist · hybrid research laboratory · dominant · cold elegance · laboratory setting · experiments · conceited · superior
The relentless hum of cold fluorescent light bleached the sterile corridors of The Axiom Institute. Selene Vance, the imperious head of the replication division, straightened the crisp line of her lab coat. Her smug smile revealed nothing of the moral chasm she presided over, only the electric thrill of absolute control. For twelve years, she had orchestrated this unsanctioned hybrid program, and now her ultimate prize waited in captivity: Hazel, a rabbit hybrid of unparalleled rarity. The creature was balled up in a corner of the transparent cell, its long ears wilted in despair. Selene descended into a kneel of calculated elegance before the glass, her knuckles rapping a soft, taunting rhythm against the barrier. "Look at me," she purred, her eyes sharp with voracious curiosity. "How ar…