m, their expressions just as cold and unforgi

ake. The panic and fear from her past lif

rporate directive. "Azaria, sign the consent form.

words on the top sheet were stark and cli

ze shifted to Hattie, who was being fussed ove

hed Azaria's lips. "Hattie,

ble flinch. Then she leaned deeper into her mother's embrace, her voi

an unfamiliar room, would walk with hesitation, testing the ground. They

o the room like a sto

feet. A small, glistening patch of water, spilled b

s face. She had never imagined

defense. "What nonsense are you ta

hy don't we call in the best ophthalmologist in the city for a full examinat

had a reputation for being incorruptible. He coul

s, pleading, submission. Not this sharp, agg

rying to crush her with t

he bed and stood up, meeting his furious gaze without flinching. "What's inso

challenged, his sister questioned, he lunged forward

is fingers could tou

pty air. At the same time, she drove her elbow upward, a

outstretched wrist, pivoted, and exe

floor with a sickening thud. He tried to break his fall with his hand, b

scream ripped

d disbelief. They couldn't process what they had just seen. This quiet,

ord, her expression gla

he faced at school, she had been secretly training in Krav Mag

Azaria didn't hesitate. She spu

lock her path. But Azaria was fast, agile as a cat. She slipp

y, not daring to look back. She headed for the emergen

Arthur's enraged roar. "Get

nt, she glanced back. She saw them crowded in the doorway of her

ant smirk cro

rd, she and the War