d light on the desk. The ringing wa
awer and slammed it shut. She took a deep breath, forcing the air down into h
king," she said.
Then, a deep, rough male voice sp
am the Dean of this hospital. Public medical reso
Barlow. I handle security for the Sinclair family. You wi
ite around the plastic receiver. She pressed her lips together to stop them from tremblin
w, and looked down through the bl
into the hospital's private entrance. T
paper coffee cup. He jumped when the SUVs stopped.
him behind a
ow stepped out. He wore a black tactical suit.
Boston light. His sharp eyes scanned the ceiling
. They formed a human wall between the cars and th
nk they are?" Evan whispere
"Shut up, Evan. That's the Sinclair fam
y and stared directly at the pillar where Evan an
He pressed his back flat
ough the sliding glass doors into the VIP lobb
d up, her hands shaking.
med a solid black access card onto t
he private elevator res
lack device from his pocket. He swept it aroundece. "Boston security is locked
ale voice replied throu
linton stood a l
. The doors slid op
n step
n the hallway toward him,m. Catherine looked down, raising the clipboard
the woman in the white coat. Something about the
king her path. The sudden movem
a cleared zone?"
e could hear it in her throat. She slowly raised her head. She gave him a l
e frowned. The suspicion was still heavy in his eye
n," Catherine said, her French accent thick and dripp
w him off. The arrogance was ent
or," he said stiffl
high and walked past him
nst the wall. Her shirt was soaked with cold sw
ont of Cassidy's door, typ
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