of venture capitalists in expensive suits, their faces a mixture of morbid curio

shaking his head. "After everything you put her

. It was a f

sed his face before it was gone, replaced by that arrogant mask. H

th a strange possessiveness, "I'm giving her the lif

wide. A marriage proposal. The ult

lion-dollar name-it was all dust compared to seeing Leo on his feet. The Program co

inge. The nanites swam within the

painful," the doctor w

ow,"

. It wasn't just pain; it was a rewriting of my being. Every nerve screamed. My vision went

e I lost consciousness was

nvulsing in waves. The pain was a living entity, a constant, shrieking companion. The

an s

ce etched with a guilt so profound it was almost a physical presence in the room. He wo

ice herself for love. He was watching a pr

or a few hours. I drifted in a shallo

s Vic