ya. His large hands were trembling slightly as he pulled his neph

s. She stayed on her knees, gasping for breath on the floor.

by from Damien's arms. She pulled Leo to her chest, sobbing uncont

ily's private physician, burst into the room. He carrie

ethoscope from his neck. He pressed the cold metal to B

althy, angry crying and Seraphina's desperat

the stethoscope away. "The airway is clear," he announc

o the ripped seam of Maya's blazer. A complex storm of emotions raged in hi

eve I loosened the blockage with my finger sweep," she tried to claim, her

spotted the bloody chunk of clear silicone rest

from his bag. He examined the blood and the

sweep would have definitively pushed this wedge-shaped piece directly into the vocal cords.

of her blazer. "This woman," he stated in a clear, ringing voice for the entire room to hear, "performed a flawless five-and-fiv

thority had completely destroyed her lie. She shrank

She wiped the tears from her face. Her demeanor transform

voice steel. "Step away fro

d it. She pushed herself up using the edge of the chan

ntained a stoic, emotionless expression despite her bone-

at the young woman with a mix of shock,

grandson's throat?" Catherine demanded, her

lt of being boiled too many times by careless staff. It was a basic negligence issue from th

w clenched tight. The muscles in his neck jumped. He realized

owledged Maya's terrifyingly sharp obse

She pulled out an embossed Beaumont estate

th a heavy gold fountain pen. She le

, venomous envy as Catherine

line was empty. "A token of our gratitude," Catherine said