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roze for a fract

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with

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the wall lit up. Security foota

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t the table, watching her. "Two bulletproof windo

ertips w

e walked in and place

kept his head down. "Sent to East Pier. Someone's

yes darkene

the city. Same encryption as th

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odded a

and heard the wh

ast Pier. Th

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ed. He pulled out a clear eviden

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ri

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topped. She reco

one. But the one she remembered al

exploded i

s ago. She had been drugged. Her memory

g through the porthole, falling on the

agged edges. R

for a long time. She didn'

ell onto the sheets. She didn't make a sound. After h

d. A letter

t ring. Not long a

e pawn shop owner looked a

or her brother's firs

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eyes slid from her face to her hands, hidde

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ttack. Wen

snapped up.

es

flashed through her mind, like a thorn stuck in her thr

her. He didn't a

em. She could hear the ticki

commended me to take over his work. He sent me to treat you. And at t

do you

two things don't fit toge

tapped his finger on the table. Light.

ave you kno

yea

hink you

didn't

for her PhD. Done research. Written

her a teaching assistant job so she coul

didn't know m

ink he is. He was my doctor for years. I trusted him.

pau

ad someone blo

rs gripped the edge of the ta

for years suddenly wants me

hy

minic's voice went cold. "He's not

y don't

t her off. "The man is alrea

roze. "

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d her. His pale face. His shaking hands. His more frequent time off late

him alive to find o

es

htened. "Are you keeping me

d at her. He

least, he thinks he can control you. As lo

re using

as flat. "Just li

alms. Pain spread from her palms t

e medical records," she

d in the

snapped u

rds burned." Dominic's voice didn't change. "The electronic bac

o read his face. His expressi

minic said. "Wenger has the records. I

me to go t

es

en walk down the hallway alone. And now you want me t

she intended. She felt it. He

ression didn't change, but s

ave a bet

answer. S

afraid I won

ed at her fo

l come

fell s

uld escape his reach. Her brother was in the h

daug

ent cold fo

om his pocket and tossed it

s," he said. "Don

d walked tow

up. More unread messages piled on top of

ne, sent two

o the house. Dorot

r heart missed a beat. The phon

aded for the door on instin

aughter was taken. If you stop me now and some

ed for a second.

e through. Just two

out of t

she stood up and started crying. "Two men came. Said they were your colleagues fr

nish. She ran straight

ill on the bed. Crayons s

indowsill, a piece of paper weighe

. It's time for yo

er. Footsteps sound

ir. Come