ra, who was pinned against
bag. She pulled out a cr
er right in front
just an abortion. It's a full hysterec
ted. Her eyes scanned
tler's signature. The sharp, agg
. It felt like someone had reached into her rib
ed. Pure, burning
let out a guttural scream. She threw he
e from the bo
tangled in Carli's perfectly st
Carli's head into the heavy met
arli slumped to the floor, h
d delivered a sharp, brutal blow to her solar
oor. She curled into a tight ball, wrapping both arms around her abdomen t
rom the floor. Blood dripped down
room door
e scrubs and a surgical mask. H
led with clear liquid. She w
. She jammed the thick needle directly into the side
ack. He crashed to the
scrambled backward on her ha
on, pressed a pressure point on Carli's neck. Carli's ey
de Eleonora. She pul
pered in rapid French. "The escap
herself to stand, ignoring t
the bottom shelf of a medical cart. She unscrewed the cap and splashed
nger," the n
dex finger to her mouth and bit down hard. Tsent form. She smeared her blood across Butler's signature.
ter from her pocket. She sparked the fla
the fabric, eating the oxygen in the room
nd was deafening. The ceiling sprinklers b
sized gray janitor's uniform. Ele
security guards were running in the opposite direction, shouting
ell. They ran down the concrete steps. Eleonora held her st
second basement l
urse walked over to a metal gurney ho
next to the wall. She printed a new toe t
s Jane Doe is Eleonora F
at body was about to burn in the fire u
walked out the back
rt truck was idling in the al
melling back of the truck. The doors s
merging into the busy New York City
our l
half-empty bottle of scotch stood on the table. He was staring blankly at the city lights, a
s chalk-white.
and whispered i
hattered. Amber liquid and b
back so hard it crashed into the wall. He sprint
e swerved through the Manhattan traffic, his h
cks surrounded the building. Yellow caution tape blocked the en
He shoved past a firefighter a
topped him near th
re in the VIP wing was too intense. The victim was burned
aside. He kicked open
r of the room sat a metal table. On
like lead. He walke
oked
ass of flesh and bone. The smell of
g. The visual input was
d forward. He held out a
the door, sir. It
s the divorce agreement. It was cov
at her s
. It was so sharp, so violent, he tho
erything
ished. The cold air vanished. His sensory ner
ayed, and he collapsed backward, his head hitt
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