thick, heavy fog of painkillers. The steady, rhythmi
sterile white lights of the ceiling forc
ly bandaged left shoulder. It was a brutal remi
o her line of sight. He checked her IV drip with a professional,
el door of the medical room slid open with a quiet
Dawson
harcoal suit. He exuded an aura of absolute, suffocat
expression was a mask of cold calculation that made
tfully to Colten before silently exiting the room. T
r shoes made absolutely no sound on the sterile
lt. Instead, he pulled up a steel chair and sat
ow the heiress to the Merritt military fortune ended up barefoot i
ying her panic. Rick Sullivan had already run her fingerprints and uncov
with her uninjured right hand, her nails digging into her palm. S
as the stitched muscle in her shoulder tore painfully. She po
o help her. His icy demeanor was designed to test her
ghtly. "I received an anonymous tip about the hi
van immediately stepped inside, handing Colten a slim tablet. Colten tossed it onto the bed near her good ha
ly intimidating. He steepled his fingers
ive in front of a bullet. People with
You staged a hero act to gain favor with my mother. You
he accusation. Her voice turned sharp. "I don't
physical strength for a long game. "I saved the Senator because I
micro-expression of intrigue that briefly broke h
ecretly embezzling massive amounts of federal funds. H
I don't waste federal resources on a d
number and a complex routing code from memory. It was information she had disc
ized the unique routing code structure. It was associated with a
, his thumbs flying across the screen. His eyes scanned the data a
rous level of respect mixed with deep suspicion. He realized she h
e in the room shifted instantly from an i
voice tight. "But playing games with the White House
ze flawlessly. A cold, determine
walking, Mr. Dawson. I h
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