and unimaginable violence

surgical notes (seize

ical examiner peeled back Langley's chest cavity with a wet tearing sound. The departure time wasn't random. 6:15 PM coincided precisely with the circadian n

her wrist, his thumb pressing into her radial

panel with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Specifically screen for carbetoc

over the open thorax. "That

could chemically induce maternal-fetal bonding through vasopressin receptor manipulation." She pointed to Langley's excised eyes. "Those marbles? They're not just

holster. "That's how he got your oocytes. You w

ds unfolded like a horror

Operative

General OR 3 Procedure: Di

mature oocytes via tr

E. Shaw (sign

opofol 200mg I

usal at 00:12 - administered additional

ignature was hers - the exact slant of the 'E', the distinctive

(Lab R

4 · ICSI Pr

185lbs, AB-negative

motili

rate: 86% (1

quality

hose are Daniel's exact physical stats. A

in the anatomy lab storage room, that vertical scar from xiphoid to navel gleaming under fluore

ryopreserv

· Projec

ified: 3 (al

ocation:

. E. Shaw (biomet

ational sac with unmistakable eccentric positioning in the uterine fun

ness of warmed ultrasound gel mixed with antiseptic. Dr. Melissa Cho's body was positio

al Fi

ia Pfannenstiel incision (

bisected to reveal mult

erling silver music box w

usic box began playing Brahms' Wiegenlied, the mechanism triggered by mo

el was still warm (34.7°C

al monitor displayed "Shaw

arvest: Cycle Day 14" cont

ed - the music box's interior was lined with endometrial tissue. Dan

same heavy linen paper Daniel always used. Evelyn's

Abnorma

ormalRange|Clinic

--------------|-----

<5 non-preg | Consistent

| 10-60 | Advanc

egative | Fetal prote

L |<20 |Placental

they're not just present. They're spliced with synthetic peptides." He traced an abnormal band. "

aced through th

s progressing at t

s chemically bond

ed her body into

y (Streeter, 1942). The book fell open to Plate XIV - "Week 12 Fetal Development"

No

est

ellent mind wil

lowing conventional ti

office contains 25mcg/

re the placenta becomes inseparab

t the coordi

he dete

te our famil

ys y

.

tsc

ats per minute. Hale's resting hea

chambered a round. "We're taking t

her abdomen. The flutte

ge (accelerated from 12), it was