onths
own leaves across the cracked p
, her hands stuffed into the pockets
n and a half months pregnant. Her lower back ached wi
jab struck her rib
hand to her stomach. She smiled, whi
oap shop paid for her groceries, and
ching, she had to get a prop
of-network clinic. The waiting room
and filled out the paper regis
cash, the receptionist d
eptionist said, tapping the incomplete box on
rote down Brenda Hollowa
new intern sitting at the computer, who dutifully typed
alled boardroom of the Whitaker Building
the last six months, he had become a ruthless, unpredict
ardroom door
the shocked gasps of the board me
d tablet on the table
dilated. He snat
ency contact was Brenda Holloway-Janelle's college roommate. "Sir, the system flagged the n
clinic in a remot
racking system had been scanning for Brenda's nam
her chair screeched backward, tipp
was frozen mid-presentation. He
oom, adjusting his tie wit
ecurity officer trailing behind him. "
Maybach tore through the Linc
ed, building up to a deafening roar as the jet shot
n, Bryant poured himself
red out the window at the clouds, his mind cycling thro
ked out of the clinic, holding a sm
d her the baby was
r coat tighter around her body. She looked up at the gloomy sky, complete
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