the eyes of everyone nearby, including M

her nose. "Are you actually sleeping on the street?

imply looked through Kandy, as if she were a pane of dirty g

e security guards. "You just let anyone in? She used t

onvinced Alyssa was t

ained gasp ca

htening shade of blue, her breathing ragged. Her limb

ed, her composure shattering. "What

ked, frozen in place. Kandy's eyes widened, a sick flicker of e

erton mutter a sentence t

es sha

ed past a guard and

mberton cried, trying to shie

on her neck. Her movements were precise, economical, and utterly professional. From a small pouch on her belt, hidden beneath her h

re going to kill her! If anything happens to he

ward, trying to

without even looking up. "To

er voice was absolute.

. "Lay her flat. Elevate her head. Loose

on found herself obey

es into specific acupressure points on Tansy's neck and wrist. It was a high-r

ime with triumph. "Look! Everyone, look! She's stabbing h

le on her face. The headline was already forming in her mind:

ed, pointing at Alyssa with a

surged forward, de

s a precise quarter-turn. The world narrowed to a single

scraping against the floor. "Has 'The Surgeon' arrived or not?" he growle

irs, his sister's life was hanging by a thread, and the doctor