His voice was sharp, cold, and laced with an

hospital. Bu

ore I could as

. When I burst through the doors of the burn unit, Adrian

y mask. "There was an accident with some chem

ragging me d

d, his voice devoid of any emotion.

ed me towards a surgical table. Nurses w

I stammered, my mind s

" he said, as if it were the m

ding me down as a third came at me with a syringe. I fe

starting to slur as the d

aken a significant amount from her thigh and abdomen. Any more from her

something over my head. "Take more. I want en

t could affect Dr. Goodwi

d, tak

consumed me was the cold, slicing path o

standard recovery room. My

a chair by the bed. He

as the surgical steel that had just carved

ain-fogged brain stru

e a low, accusatory growl. "She said you were the only other person who

my voice tremblin

e. "Her face is rui

intentionally disfigured herself to frame me, to create a situation so

the room. They read me my rights as the

r arrest f