down the mountain highway, Declan Conrad

rowing herself against Madam Eleanor Conrad's wheelchair, shoving the eld

lled of expen

osened his dark gray silk tie with one hand. Hi

assistant, Patrick, turned around careful

medical care was deposited into her foster parents' person

pression tu

e and one of the most feared power players on W

money, and pulled the patient out of

swallo

hty. She threw her medication tray across the room and ordered me to make sure you b

d the bridge

mud and filth of this remote mountain reg

who saved Eleanor received the best possible treatment. He hadn't expected the money to

e windshield wipers swung at top

maging display on the d

a drainage ditch about fifty yards

mmediately h

wet asphalt before the black luxury sedan

ough the tinted b

as curled up in

es were covered in bleeding scratches, and dirt

clan ordered, push

ain, his polished leather shoes si

oe pressed herself fla

over her eyes, pressing against her b

bloody tracks mix

g along the mountain road behind her. The sputtering roar of

had discovered t

uck's leaking exhaust pipe, Chloe had rolled down the st

gown, yet she clamped her teeth

screeched to a halt

nraged roa

oot! She couldn't have go

stomped down f

a break both your legs tonight!" Thomas spat out a wad o

t rigid. She recognized

e, and now the man who had sold her

vy thud of luxury

d footsteps descended o

ir seemed to free

suddenly faltered, cracking with fear. "I'm just

his deserted mountain road, much less someo

horitative voice c

njured patient's medical treatment was deposited into your personal account. We also have evidence that

as Thomas's knees b

gun clattered ag

man who had terrorized Chloe for fi

, Chloe held

and the roaring wind made it impossibl

ched through the mud and stop

wood cut through the stench o

hrough the cold rain and stopp