ked away from the ballroom and dragg
the master bedroom and stepped inside. S
the center of it. The rhythmic hiss of the ventilator was the only sound in the room.
hower on as hot as it would go. She stood under the spray, letting the wa
servative, long-sleeved silk pajamas. She walked back
g sound came fr
past the perimeter guards? Then she remembered the rumors that Cleon ha
tepped into the bedroom. The heav
What are you doing? How dare you
ss his face. "Come on, Haleigh. That vegetable in th
k a step back. Her calves hit the e
heavy brass base of the bedside
said. Her voice shook, but her grip on the metal
Play hard to get all you want. Y
nged
ard. The brass base smas
lamp. He shoved her backward. Haleigh fell onto the edge of the mattress. Cleon
ht her knee up and slamme
o. The heavy mattress bounced
ine next to the bed st
lently but surprisingly strong despite his condition, dug into Cleon's wrist. It wasn't the g
topped breathing. He slowly tur
eyes we
nfocused, but the raw, murderous inten
ound of bones grinding against ea
, stumbling backward over his own feet. He didn't even look back. He scram
hest heaved as she sucked in desperate b
st the sheets. His eyes were closed
mmed her hand onto the red e
nd nurses flooded the room. They checked Fabian's vitals,
h. "It was just a severe muscle spasm. A neurological reflex cause
n's motionless face. The doctor said it was a reflex. But Haleigh remember
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