The Other Survivor

Jamal Price is missing, and Malcolm Knox tears through Southside looking for answers. Duke’s crew swears they never took him, while the evidence points toward unmarked vehicles, medical surveillance, and Carthage BioSystems—the company that declared Malcolm dead, rebuilt him, and classified him as Subject 001. At Knox House, Nurse Tasha Bell finally reveals what happened the night Malcolm “died.” Carthage removed him from Mercy General and buried the truth. Now the same company is studying Jamal as a possible Apex candidate. Across BrickHaven, another Carthage survivor strikes first. Simone St. Clair—Subject 003—ambushes a transport team and steals files connecting herself, Malcolm, and Jamal. When Hard Knox and the mysterious Puma cross paths, suspicion gives way to an uneasy alliance. Jamal hasn’t simply been kidnapped. He has been watched. Tested. Prepared. With Carthage’s acquisition window closing and a field team activated, Hard Knox and Puma race to reach the boy before Carthage claims its next subject.