Marriage Of Shadows

ay

through the dark

eful. His weapon remained pointed at the man lying in the grass, whimpering in pain. Layla's pulse pounded like

said aga

did no

bo

dragging her to the side. "Not that way," he said

d silent, moving through the undergrowth with the accuracy of a soldier. His fingers were squee

more engines

g to follow,"

ing," Ryder stated. "But

d damp soil. Layla fell once, and her foot twisted painfully,

beyond the confines

he truth i

parked behind a thicket of trees. He yanked

ld

ud as they sped down a service trail. The sound of gunfire echoed once or twice behind them, but

s were quivering, and her lip was bleeding- she must hav

no longe

is no

t

going?" she sa

ng at her. "However, we need to trade cars

you hel

not answer

rother is capable of, and I und

quickly. "Do y

trated on the road. "He told me everything.

tightened.

spicions are right, we need to act swiftly." Ethan a

red with tears. "Sh

tched. "Exactly

hours, leaving

to a secluded parking space behind a little cottage in the woods. The home seemed aba

ather couch, her body aching a

g of warm tea

you ne

he heat eased the

e asked. "Do w

said. "We ma

ght his a

s that she had never seen in a

i

ra

morning, Da

the file in her arms like a shield

ndings," Damien sai

sat up

how no signs of the drugs listed in her records. Worse, her recent scans wer

lt the w

is not

aid kindly. "S

ould no

illness. They used Nova's genuine childhood sickness, which had already be

a cr

ad tightene

been pois

to keep her weak. But now that y

voice quivering. "The

ve to be intelligent. They will sh

ed the phon

me see us tonight." We need to go public. Ne

l. Katherine is already telling a narr

Layla

ago. There is a warrant out, and they

night in a rented s

ith documents. "It is everything. Katherine made several errors

ed through

to unnecessary IV infusions as Kathe

rned. "That was an

en said. "Now i

ontract. The donor clause drew significant n

is null and void," Ryder stated

Layla said, her tone st

each went publi

or records by a prominent Manhattan journa

Fire: Donor Fraud Allegat

, the intern

a statement cla

er "a mentally unstable lady" who "stole her a

om the cabin, her jaw har

ying," sh

er corrected. "Desperat

e arrived at the cottage.

ned it he

had a sin

o

ospita

ed to m

d, and her fac

note written

e, or she

the photograph.

t her. "Wha

ice cracking. "They have her

ssion. "This is a set. Look at the monitor-flat,

er," Layla stated. "W

mien urged. "That is what they

t the photo, he

made our

e a move

unfiltered video

nk wall, without makeup or

nder the premise that my terminally ill sister would receive a donor transplant. That do

The DNA report. The fraud

ation is sent immediately to federal prosecutors

e video with

coming

, the video

has become a g

tate. Protesters gathered. Medical

n, Ethan and Kath

a call from one of

ivate facility," he told Layl

interce

egy was d

accompany the ambulan

unteer assistant and sneak insi

pped on a fake ID, and wai

, the ambula

us automobile se

: north to the Catskills

st had

ulating a vehicle collision at a t

ulance

structed

a mo

hrough the

colourless, a

" she m

gently while unhooking her

she could

urned and dr

as E

e said in a frigid tone. "