etal, leaving erratic tracks on the thick hallway carpet. Every push of the wheels sent white-hot agony radiating through

he cameras on the right! R

lently into a large ceramic potted plant in the corner. She clamped her teeth tog

his office safe, Mom! Something about a sick lady!" Ro

ck l

home smelling of sterile hospital soap, ten years of him claiming he was just "checking in on a sick college friend,

ht of thick, hollow needles piercing her daughter's frag

he VIP elevator chimed. A sharp, cheerful

her fingers wrapping so tightly around the cold steel of

d metal doo

espoke navy suit was immaculate,

k. A flicker of profound annoyance flashed across his dark eyes, so fast almost anyone would have misse

dropped to one knee beside the wheelchair. His

lipped and pressing. "I got here as fast

d. Give this man an Oscar.

ing for a decade. Her skin crawled. The air around him felt t

gray blanket, devoid of his usual gentleness. "Give the baby to me. W

so away. She bared her teeth, her eyes wide, terrified, and feral. She still

ipt. His wife was a submissive, fragile thing who a

s natural dominance bleed through. "Allegra. Stop this," he ordered,

eam is idling in the underground p

ive the scissors into his chest, but she forced the urge down. She let he

he sound carried down the hall towa

ead!" Allegra screame

, and reached down to rip the blanket away. "You are

e. She swung her left

corridor like a gunshot. A bright red handprint instantly bloomed acros

janitor stopped h

c image was a sickness. He forced his hands to his sides

rt of the exhausted, patient husband dealing with a

metal footrests ramming hard into Kyler's shins. He cursed and

to step in

nder the blanket, pointing the bloodstain

he doors began to slide shut, slowly c

her. The unnatural energy that had fueled her escape evaporated in an instant, leaving her utterly hollowed