walls wept with dirty water

ing lines of code. Her belly was massiv

earing agony ripped

the edge of the cheap wooden desk. A warm, thick rush of fluid

ater

e grabbed her burner phone and dialed the only emergency numb

and two of his most trusted men rushed in. They grabbed Danica,

unregistered black-mark

ime. There was

wn on a rolled-up towel until her jaw popped.

until her voc

blood-covered bodies wer

hit her ears, and the last thread of her adren

k hands tearing at her flesh, ri

d, her eyes

her eyes. The sharp, metallic ste

was destroyed. Medical trays were o

o the room. He was clutching his stomach.

a single, tiny bundle wr

her bed. He looked at her, his e

s. They breached the door. They took two of them.

pinpricks. Her brain ref

she wh

d sprayed across the sheets. She tried to t

oody hand onto her ch

ded down the hallway ou

he baby girl in

l ordered, his voic

door, firing his weapon

k supply closet. She curled into a ball, pressing the baby tight against her

ence. In the dark, her eyes hardened into bl

years

he had turned her agonizing grief into a global network of spies and assassins, al

m jet screeched against the tarm

door opened. The

e a tailored black trench coat and dark sunglasse

girl. Phoenix wore a matching black

at attention. One of them opened th

enix slid into

roken, terrified girl from the baseme

and pulled out a heavily encrypt

ec

tine, exclusive golf

ghing with his wealthy friends. He r

thwip cut thr

let ripped through

s back, staining his w

d onto the manicured grass. His bodyguards drew thei

atched the live drone feed on her phone.

outh curled up. The