wo in th

in the massive silk-sheeted

at the da

was empty. Chadwick

ly shattered by the sound of heavy, fra

ase!" Dorcas's voice shr

he grabbed her cashmere wrap

down the hall in his dres

pped just outside the half-

s sitting

Then she sn

. It was a basic, r

ke he was watching

nd pressed the back of his hand again

s cried, wringing her hands. "A cold

d his phone ou

umber and put

d the VIP pediatric suite at Mount Sinai prepped immediatel

doorframe. Her stomach tw

had barely looked up from his iPad. He had told Maur

om the end of the bed. He wrapped Autumn

ractically ran

d right p

k threw over his shoulder.

oward the pri

d him. As she passed Clara,

rcas's eyes was replaced by a cold, un

freezing hallway. The air

nd walked in

o a tight ball under h

She reached out and gently traced the e

ope she had for her marriage

her pocket. She dialed h

" the voice on the

l assets on my desk by 8 AM," Clara said. Her vo

g up th

y the window and watched th

still hadn't returned. He

to her massive

sharp, structured black blazer and matching trou

e mirror and applied a c

ed out the door. The grieving wife