overing her face. She took a deep, shuddering b

Her eyes locked onto the small ventilation

aky, but she forced them to mo

the bed and violently shoved it. It crashed t

y. Both bodyguards rushed in,

medical tray behind them. The explosive shatter of thick glass and the deafening clatter of falling metal instruments made both men flinch and

back-but she kicked free, her bare foot slamming into his

inst the tile. She shoved past a stunned nurse and threw

rete stairs, her breat

nd into the blinding Manhattan sunlight. A

ck door open and th

!" she screamed at the

y through the dense city traffic. Emmie gr

Emmie threw a crumpled hundred-dollar bill at the fron

ation, gasping for air. "

quickly. "ICU,

tors and slammed her f

th floor, she saw Alistair pacing

oodshot. He rushed forward and caugh

against the massive g

. Tubes snaked out of his mouth and arms. The ventilator pumped his chest up and d

st. Her legs gave out. She dropped t

he cold glass, tears streaming down

her. He placed a tremb

air into her lungs to stand. Alistair guided

th. "He has been sick for

ad toward him, her e

ing. "He knew your position in the Ellis family was precarious.

hrough Emmie's heart. Th

iefcase. He pulled out a thick, heav

Master Silas told me to give this to you

ng fingers trac

vator echoed loudly

lead guard held up a sleek tablet, a blinking red dot pulsing on the digital map displayed on the screen. "Your phone has a tra