Too Late For Regret: The Surgeon's Comeback

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was a cold, paralyzing terror. But then, something else rose to meet it. An consciousness of

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constricted to pinpricks. The woman

He was too focused on his prize. But as his hand moved, Arely's shot out like a viper, her fin

crack echoed in

any sound could escape, Arely's other hand clamped

er blow to the soft flesh of his stomach. The force sent him flying off th

e of pain and disbelief. He stared at the woman now sitting up on th

d on the carpet. Her eyes scanned the room, landing on a heavy crystal as

stood over him, a predator looking down at its wounded prey. T

ng to inject some of his usual authority

swer. Instead, she brought the ashtray down with controlled

harp pieces slicing across his c

its edge glinting in the dim light from the window. She pressed the point

That small, sharp pain was all

was a low whisper, colder tha

xing on his face. "I... I don't

essed a frac

lly choked out.

through her-a nauseating mix of love and betrayal. The cold i

e," she stated,

o live. "Brittny Greene. She gave me

the best friend. A classic, pathetic betrayal,

ulled out his phone. His thumb, slick with sweat, was all she needed to unlock it. Her fingers flew across the

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s blurred as she encrypted the files and sent them to a secure, anonymous cloud server. Only then, after she expertly wipe

e pulled out one of Mickey's oversized trench coats. It would

himself up, his face a m

e chop to the back of his neck

anger's face stared back. Beautiful, delicate, but u

e bathroom mirror, she wrote a short string of numbers-a co

don't want those pictures sent to every news outlet and your

wait for

uiet, the sounds of a distant party echoing down

airs. The cold, concrete steps led her down, floor after floor, until s

s sharp in

the corner and

driver asked,

ap, rundown apartment in a part o

y Hills streaked across her face. Arely clenched her fists. This

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