storming the altar. He pointed a trembling fing

rushed forward, her high heels clicking frantically on the marble. She gr

er. She hooked the woman's wrist, pivoted, and sent her stumbling backward, straight into a group of groomsmen

hat he physically recoiled. "Every second you waste is another second he

ald and direct, stun

l the time

ded the perfect cover. Her fingers found the hidden garter, closing around the slim,

ostic. She found the pressure points, the critical nerve clusters sh

precise, and deep. The goal wasn't to cure, but to interrupt. To creat

deathly shade of grey, regained a flicker of col

Dr. Coleman, the family physician, puffed his way

nching them in her fist. The movement was a blur, to

d shone a penlight into his eyes. A look of utter disbelief crossed h

s not stable, he's temporarily firewalled. Get him out of

rn. But there was something in Chloe's command, a natural, undeniable

apsible stretcher they produced from a nearby alcove. They mo

followed, leaving the chaos, the whispers, and

charge. "I need epinephrine, a hundred milligrams, and a broad-spectrum chol

ly aggressive protocol! We don't even have a confirme

movements a blur of efficiency. She found the vials, checked the labels, and fi

ink you're doin

ound the vein in his arm, slid the needle in with an e

a grandfather clock in the corner and the faint, rhythmic

in concentration. A single bead of sweat tr

fingers twitched, the

es fle

aking from the brink of death. There was only th

a blur of motion, and c

r air. Black spots danced in her vision. The sheer power in his hand was terrif

struggle. She

her own eyes unw

e, she forced the words out,

d the one... who just