the discarded ring. A sudden, violent shiver ri

ighter. The room wasn't cold. The freezing

t her left side. Beneath the silk, a long, f

ated from the scar. The pai

ive blizzard shut down

d just lost a massive Wall Street merger. He was screaming. He p

t her to pull over. He told her that l

the roads were too danger

shoved her door ope

ered curb. Eli slid into the driver's seat, slammed

freezing wind whipped against her side. Her surgical wound

foundation to facilitate an anonymous directed donation. She posed as a low-level foundation liaison during the medical screenings, hiding behind an iro

gasped for air. A thick layer of

s from the bathroom drawer. Her legs gave out.

trauma to her throat had destr

he room turned black. Her breathin

ward the nightstand. She reached up and

he screen, trying to find her best friend

. Her hand went limp. The phone slipped f

. The fever spiked, pulling he

eezing operating room. She heard th

to the empty room. He

alive. Inside the massive penthous

lips cracked and bled. Her cheeks bu

last of her love for him. She realized

ough the blinds and hit he

ved. Her breaths we

hallway outside her bedroom. A

orknob rattl

second later, a heavy