he gaps in the ICU blinds, hit
hem. Exactly
progres
tly closed her eyes. She altered her breathing pattern, making it shallow and
utching a thick stack of CT scans. His eyes were
g loudly. "I'm telling you, her bone regeneration is
e reached out to press his fingers ag
ambled backward, pressing her spine against the headboard. She pull
d back. He looked down at the
l lobe," he said, tapping the plastic film. "I can't reso
at shadow was the ORACLE hardware core. Their primitive MRI machines couldn
of leather shoes on marbl
deep, aggressive v
ive bodyguards stepped inside, physica
walked int
He carried the scent of cedar, expensive tobacco, and absolute arrogance. His
is face turning red. "This is the I
m his jacket, clicked a pen, and handed a piece of paper
d at the number. H
is voice was low, smooth, a
cally ran out of the room.
ddled under the thin hospital blanket. His eyes swept over her like he was eva
a hideous, grotesque African fertility statue.ast pocket. He didn't light it, j
bert said. His tone was dripping with malice. "Consider
nds curled into tight fists. He
gna
rne. The mistress. The woman who framed her. Colten had stolen her money, thrown her in a
bling. Through the curtain of her messy
tension indicated he was ready for a physical altercation at a
. His smirk faded into
the cigar back into his pocket. "This piece is useless. S
xpensive leather shoe too
ugh cut through
. He slowly t
raight up. The trembling had vanished. Her eyes locked onto h
eeling the weight. Her eyes subtly scanned the object. The ORACLE System flashed a material co
the plastic trash can. It hit
RACLE System had analyzed the host's memory fragments, perfectly reconstructing the spe
ed. He hadn't expected a brain-damaged ex-con
Erica said, staring dead into his eyes, "
his face red with anger. "How
p a hand. St
nd a prey that could bite back. He walked slowly back to the bed, his voice dark and thrilling, "do you
forward, closing the distance un
at, her words sharp as broken glass
nto the nurse call button. She looked
igar and get the h
the hall. The nurse
hers. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a thick black business card, a
ared at
rn
ion. Targets Colten Fischer and Ivy Thorne a
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