g. Emmett Kramer strode down the hall, Ryan Hayes a step behind him. Clinging to Emme

arm tightening. "Grandpa Harrison will be fine. Once this

ching. His jaw tightened almost imperceptibly, a fleeting tension crossing hi

r head was bowed, her tiny fingers clutching the fabric of her dress. Emmett noticed the way sh

de the surgical suites. Ryan went to speak with the administra

g corridor, two small heads pe

tight with excitement and anger. She g

s face went very still. His small jaw set itself in a hard line, his fingers tightening around the edge of his ta

s Jasmine adjusted Chloe's bow with a possessive t

m of concentration as he pulled out a miniature tabl

istraction,"

A distraction? No. I'm going to give h

motion. A complex string of code spooled out,

ibrate violently in his hand. Then Ryan's phon

's a cyberattack. A massive one. Our entire internal ne

sn't random. The timing was too perfec

e gasped, playing her par

s logo dissolved, replaced by the animated icon of a winkin

to New York

ett's temple. His entire bod

The screen of his tablet returned to a simple

spered. "Now he's too

her head. Her gaze traveled down the long, empty corridor, past the nu

ntical faces stared at each other

ened in utter disbelief. A

to get close, but she never imagined their first cont

She yanked Chloe's arm hard. "What ar

loor. Thea saw the rough treatment, saw the fear in her siste

Emmett was barking orders into his ph

ve until you get a meeting with this Dr. Aella.

ared to challenge him. But as he turned, a flicker of movement at the far end of the hall ca

the light, he told himself. A phanto

d glance down the empty corridor, he strode toward the el