e lay in the bed, an IV line taped to the back of her hand. She had allowed the nurses to

He had changed his shirt, but his movements were

mpany lawyers-stood at the foot of

Mr. Lancaster has prepared a revised Non-Disclosure Agreement. In exchange for your silence reg

red at the c

but it stopped the

the first time he had looked at

?" the law

and ripped the tape off. With a sharp tug, she pulled the needle out. Blood

her voice gaining strength.

aid. He walked toward the bed. "Don't be naiv

ming. They sent a link... to an account I can't access. I think... I think it recorded everything." S

went ve

desperate whisper. "I want safety. If I go back to my family, Preston will find me. He'll..

bedside table and a pen. She s

s it. It's the only copy. I give it to

ed closer, invading her personal space. He placed his hands on the mattress

s voice was low, dangerous. "What makes you think I

ker of madness seep into her expression, the

pped in the guise of terror. "And because... a man like you doesn't like

strange, cold resolve that didn't match the file he had on her. The file said she w

ed up, breaki

out looking away from Annelise. "She stays in one of my s

e lawyer

ve. At the door, he paused. "Don

r click

olding. Her palms were sweating. Not from fear, but fro

ly around the room, her eyes scanning the baseb

A listening device. It was pressure-activated and woven into the coaster, far

dge of the bed, buried her face in her hands, a

to the empty room. "

a tablet Silas was holding. He watched the wom

he's playing us

ust a scared girl, Silas. She has a little figh

lise's finger tapped a rhythm against t

One Co

vered for a split second, caught the