r to the floor-to-ceiling windows, staring down at the busy mo
thought crossed his mind. The criminal ring behind this number must be found and completely dismantled. The sudden shar
rd Joseph stood in the hallway, holding two cu
waiting for an invitation. His eyes swept over the r
est workaholic spent the night in a hotel," Bedfor
alding coffee. "Give me the update on the hospita
urned dead serious. "The interns mess
val ring they were tracking was incredibly elusive. "They specifical
"They operate in basements. No anesthesia. The girls usually hemorrhage. If th
rdboard buckled under his grip. His knuckles turned stark white
e prey. She was going to put herse
ifton. "Did you find a lead?" he asked, noticin
ank. To protect her privacy, he sho
over to the sofa and sat down heavily. He pulled o
black-market agency," Clifton ordered,
messages from last night. Emilia's desperate pleas for medical money fille
et involved. But the thought of that girl bleeding to death on a filth
eflection in the mirror. He had to stop her, and he
on the burner phone. His thumbs
you do, I will hold you legally and financially re
nto the marble sink, turned around
o, Emilia sat frozen in front of her drafting board.
ood desk. She jumped, her heart slamming a
er. The threat glared back at her. Her hands bega
from last night wasn't done with her. A suff
e her alone. But her fingers were completely stiff. She couldn't form a
yer, walked in. Paige stopped, looking at Emilia's t
She shook her head. But beneath her ribs, her heart beat like a trapped
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