elain against saucer the only sound between them. The warmth in his

n. "But the Beaumont name cannot have an heir

doctor to save lives, Uncle, not

ver' forever. You are a Beaumont. You should be under our p

ran away to a small town in Pennsylvania to escape all of

you have any idea what the black market price is for one of your surgeries

il

world of underground medicine, "Nil" was a legend. A ghost. A surgeon of impossible skill who never showed thei

ncle. Not to have a price tag put on my hands. And you and I both

erated on. Saving the life of one man often meant making an e

. He changed tactics, reaching into his lea

s the table. "We won't talk about that.

and complex congenital heart defect. She scanned the proposed surgical plans. There were fewer than three surg

aze sharp. "Why him? Does

entity is sensitive. He cannot have a record of

sheer difficulty of it, the elegance of the required surgical solution... it sparked somet

said finally. "But

er Theodore's fa

cation for the surgery. Second, I use my own team. I'll fly them in from Zurich. Th

ut a moment's hesitation. "An

ng the file under he

le staring after her, a mixture of pride and frustration on his face. His n

eet, Iris pulled out her phon

he call connected. "Get

belonged to her most trusted assistant. "Already

he core members of Nightingale and get the

name for Nil's elite, h

ts." A note of curiosity entered her voice. "Who's the client?

her hand. "A piece of trouble,"