as she pulled out a bottle of pills. With effort, s

drained from her face, leav

ah, are you having another episode? Don't panic-the team is already running simulations for various emergency

etached. "If luck isn't on my side and I don't make it till the surgery, tel

or that Panacea is overseas. Let Blackhawk chase ghosts. I'm the only one who can perform this opera

hawk wants me dead?" Her lips curved faintly as she mu

he phone aside, and let e

was already spilling across the r

self-mocking laugh escaped her lips. The great Panacea, the m

hone lit up with a message-a shared locatio

rs lingered on the screen, hesitatin

ith a message, and the sender in

message. When no memory of Albin surfac

rang again. And again. With a weary

e voice was low, tent

rd, she ended the call. Choosing to meet her f

from his brow and risked a glance at the man lounging on the sofa. "Mr. Spencer, perhaps P

effortless composure, inclined h

eply carried a we

vous perspiration, went bac

not even the elite specialists who'd once worked with

nacea's number after beggi

omething!" a subordinate

in's weary face. "You f

his expression turning razor-sha

.

rward." Lilah offered an encouraging smi

ion burned brighter than her frail appearance suggested. Even now, the gir

d that fierce will the first day they had

ss the screen. "Someone tried tracing your IP using your numbe

built her own security system, layer by layer, and this was the first time

r to Penumbra's style, bu

ld, the one whose retirement had left a void no one could fill. Penumbra had once offered her g

the line, followed by a thoughtful pause. "By the way, you've heard of the Spencer family, righ

often it. "Not that a billion even

lick. Melancholy clouded her gaze-she knew she was in no

shifted to the girl before her, who had slipped in th

ing the girl's profile in gold-a glimpse

irrored the man in

cker, the subordinate seated beside Cayden. He gripped the edge of his sea

he console as the signal vanished. Jaw tight, he frantically retried the tracker, even dia

orry, Mr. Spencer. But if Panacea is anywhere in Rulpus, I'l

s deep voice came steady and low. "Tur

e driver blurted out in alarm, "Mr. Sp

d, opened them to see a disheveled figure sprawl

llying Miss Spencer? I'll go

n fell as he bello

creeched

ger sister-already on her feet, smiling at the woman beside her with an innocence and brig

n ordered curtly, "See wh