d back, dodging his fi

tween them. Her heart is a frantic bird trapped in h

snaps, her European accent thick with icy auth

second. He stares at her, slightly tak

ld have flinched and apologized. This woman is pure, arrogant steel

d and sneers. "J

liner and sits down, leaning his

t a set of neuro-sensor patches. The smell of his cedar cologne hits her

e reaches out to place the

cidentally brushes th

iolent jolt of electricity shoots th

s out. His fingers wrap around her wrist like

de with a sudden, raw confusion. A flash of something wild and

her arm away, but he ho

ak, but a piercing, high-pitc

aterina's lab coat. The emergen

olently twist her wrist out of his grip. She takes

st," she lies smoothly, her voice urgent. She throws the s

blocking her path to the door. "You

p into the doorway

yed me, the International Medical Consortium will ensure you neve

his men to grab her when his private ce

e answers it, his eyes never l

ysterical, bleeding through the phone speaker.

's face. The mystery of the

. He shoves past Katerina, sprinting out t

h, sweat beading on her forehe

ips off the white lab coat, shoving it into a trash can. She pulls off the

ht for the underground VIP parking garage. She nee