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scraps at her face. They f

this," he

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r toward the door. "Dr. Halloway is too slow. We're goin

lian, p

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she might have allies or privacy. He took her to a high-security priva

ng. Dr. Vance. A cold man who owed

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r. Her hand closed around a pair o

pointing the blad

he screamed. "

ooked at her. Her eyes were wild, fille

he said, his voice wav

l against her skin. A drop of blood welled up. "The

said, stepping forward with th

ulian roared

edge of a breakdown. He saw a woman who

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sick. It made the w

his voice turning to

"You've made your point. Yo

knees buckling. She had bought