old air conditioning of the VIP room bit into her exposed skin. Axel's leth
st moments ago, but standing in this sterile room, looking at the flickering heartbeat on the monitor, a dark, suffocating impatience clawed at
ite," Axel ordered. "Do
lanced nervously at Eleanora,
ipboard. "I cannot perform a termination without the patient'
the doctor. The air pressur
logy department," Axel said, his voice dropping a terrifying octave. "I also sit on the board of your malp
oat. She darted her eyes around the sterile room, desperately se
round the cold edge of a heavy metal surgical
the metal tray awkwardly over he
then at her shaking hands. He let out a dar
d. He unbuttoned his suit jacket, shrugging it off his bro
k violently behind her mask, but her knuckleward. His speed
d over her wrist. He twisted it slightly-just enou
It clattered loudly onto the hard linoleum floh of her arms above her head with just one of his hands.
sed, his breath brushing her
signaled the trembling nur
heavy double doors of the clinic swung wi
ng stepped i
dress. Her silver-handled cane struck the
n immediately behind her. In seconds, they neutral
y clinic, Axel?" Madam Sterling demanded
k a step back. He ran a frustrated hand through h
p, calculating eyes fixed instantly on the ultrasound monitor. T
the monitor. Her wrinkled eyes widened. A su
curling into fists. "Planted by a gold digger
She swung her cane and struc
tightening, but he di
Sterling bloodline!"
hospital gown tight across her chest. Her mind raced. She realized instantly
o Eleanora. She looked at the white m
ling asked. Her tone softened, though
voice soft, polite, and laced with just
ded. She turned ba
Sterling declared. "And it will b
burned with dark rebellion. "I will
her eyes. She leaned hea
ty clause in your late mother'
it him like a physical blow. His jaw clenched so hard a m
er voice echoing in the silent room. "Or you will forfeit your mot
oncentrated hatred. He was a predator caught in a steel
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