Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace (Dexter) novel Chapter 347

I had a pretty good handle on what happened next.

Colin's genius streak suddenly kicked in, and in his teens, he was enrolled in the Genius Class, making a name for himself in a blink.

And the Langleys, they were all too eager to scoop him back into the fold.

Oh, the irony. Just how low can human nature stoop?

"And what about Carter?" Finn asked anxiously, his voice laced with tension.

Was Carter also a product of genetic editing?

"Do you know why the wealthy are so obsessed with genetic editing? They want their kids to be the next Einstein, the next Rockefeller," Colin said, his voice deep and steady as he locked eyes with Finn. "But there's something miraculous about how God created humans. Every so often, a natural-born genius appears, someone who pushes the world forward... The only hand that should be editing human genes is God's. But there are always those who are mad enough to think they can play God's role, or even believe they can create God."

Colin's message was crystal clear - Carter was a natural-born genius. A one-in-a-billion prodigy.

And Colin? He was engineered.

Born with the best genes and further enhanced and modified.

Born at the summit of human potential.

"You see... genes can be passed down and inherited. That's the beauty and the terror of human genetics," Colin said, looking over at the scientists. "Tell me, if the law allowed it, wouldn't you want your child to be born at the peak of their potential?"

It was a mad idea, but it revealed so much about human nature.

"Wouldn't you want your child to be born a genius, naturally resistant to all sorts of diseases?"