ed silently down the dark, w
led of expensive polish and ozone. She clutched the black titanium carstaring straight ahead. He hadn't spoke
ron gates. Armed guards in tactical gear stood in t
, steel, and black glass. It looked less like a
Silas opened her
Silas through a cavernous foyer. There was no art on the
the second floor. He stopped in front of a se
buzz sounded, and
nstructed. He di
t all the lights were off. The only illumination came from a
door clicked shut behi
er of the room, behind a massive slab of bl
in a wh
k, terrifying piece of machinery, all mathe broad, powerful line of his shoulders beneath a dark dress shirt. H
e that made Alaina
lack, carbon-fiber tactical mask. The rumors were true.
pressing down on Alaina's chest unt
Tap
st the marble desk. The rhythmic sound echoed in
d hard. Her thr
aindications," Alaina stammered. Her voice so
her. The weight of his gaze felt physica
urotoxin inhibitor becomes highly unstable if exposed to temperatures above eighty degrees C
, his jaw clenched ti
e fabric of her wet jeans. He wanted to stand up. He wanted to
e needed to fear Mr. Durham
and, cutting her
. She took an involuntary step backward
te on the glowing tablet embedded in hi
letters read: Are
en. A cold sweat broke ou
ckly. "I... I respect the power of t
narrowed. He
. Only after my scientists verify your data. Until then,
. A golden, su
eks, but she thought of her mother lying in the
and dismissively
ractically ran out of the study, the hea
mask. He tossed it onto the marble desk. He took a deep breath, fi
tood
ctly fine. Powerful
ng window and watched Alaina sp
nce just pulled strings at the hospital. They are physica
d. The temperature i
," Kyle said softly. "I n
hone on. It instantly exploded with thir
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