Marriage Of Shadows
n her ears as she stood m
muffled by distance and her pulse
Nova. Dono
mansion was a labyrinth of silence and darkness, but the murmured conversation
inct, sharp, and always ti
ine said. "If you do not divert he
ha
ched the r
s wit
confident. "She is too emotional. "She will s
was a
something that made
lize the donor w
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sps. She took a step back and pressed h
s the
ne designated to accomplish the miracle. The
li
not to make a sound, but her h
ea
tions below
seized as she neared her bedroom. She slammed the
eaving her kneeling on the flo
hispered. "Let
knew int
never foun
intended to
was abo
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ien had given her. She had previously scanned the pages, but now she flipped through th
results were
dates did no
eported without ad
before the wedding, mentione
nd rose to
ating her sist
ng t
evotion to
head
on the door
tant, her hands cl
ans
manly, and recognizab
ed to un
d him. His demeanor was rigid, his jaw clenched,
happ
he has never owned one. Ethan and Katherine are f
ed as he browsed the
she said calmly. "I sacrificed eve
at her slowly.
d down her cheeks. "T
correct, they are not just manipulating you." They are committing medical
ng," she said.
ce before nodding. "You are
I wish I had r
e door caused the
, it was
hard.
ice was dark and hu
eath c
her away from the entrance. "I
he mattress just as Ethan
you are
n ope
ompressed. His eyes moved between the two of them, Layl
seemed e
reason you are in
aid. "Layla seemed pale duri
harp as a razor. "You
Nova's doctor, and Lay
aw muscle
e," h
ove. "She is not
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d to Layla.
but her thro
ietly. Recall what
hen h
before returning his focus t
thi
ward. "Lies do no
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truc
e side, and the sting
did no
ed back to face him, lif
the donor,"
ression did
ing in his
re what you bel
ely what I have sacrificed-and
kly that she did
uring her in place. The other grasped her neck, not
es, Layla?" he said g
yla retreated
n as she looked at the unope
ded to
not
f. Something she could pr
ow, Ethan wou
ess
a never be
ea crossed
va's illness, therapy, and ho
shook as she
et a DNA test with
ed withi
e it. Bring me a blo
: Ton
l suite at Ashford Medical
he night nurse knew h
antiseptic light. Layla bent down and gently
fore stabbing her sister's finger wit
She placed it in a plastic bag, tucked it
ound, Katherine st
et out
ze was intense
e you do
thing," Layla said, tryi
member? Head of
veni
not reach her eyes. "You are
ceiving
tly, coming closer. "Be ca
, w
cover something y
y her, chin up
not lo
ted the sampl
t," he said. "Gi
d. "What if
rsh. "Then Nova is in mor
n waited for her
ng a glass of scotch, his attenti
you visit
sister," s
said softly, and she under
ile. "That is what
ps twi
ated. "At one time, you w
," she mumbled.
hen I will simply have to remi
touch her, the
there, pallid and shiv
d anxiously. "W
oked bet
ind of
s voice
never been one. Katherine falsified th
lowly, his cou
cquire this," he
an internal email. Someon
heart
unrav
s too quick
Ethan could rapid
eded t
ni
, Layla pa
The file. Th
r coat and waited for the
t the side doo
across the backyard to the property's bo
gate just as headligh
UV glided
rned a
automobile
, dressed in
ld a phone to his
, clutching the
t touc
id not
d not h
grabbed
ividual reach
a ye
th
gunshot
was holding her
d dropped
ned and
ng in the trees, pistol lifte
ly, approaching from the