m, their expressions just as cold and unforgi
ake. The panic and fear from her past lif
rporate directive. "Azaria, sign the consent form.
words on the top sheet were stark and cli
ze shifted to Hattie, who was being fussed ove
hed Azaria's lips. "Hattie,
ble flinch. Then she leaned deeper into her mother's embrace, her voi
an unfamiliar room, would walk with hesitation, testing the ground. They
o the room like a sto
feet. A small, glistening patch of water, spilled b
s face. She had never imagined
defense. "What nonsense are you ta
hy don't we call in the best ophthalmologist in the city for a full examinat
had a reputation for being incorruptible. He coul
s, pleading, submission. Not this sharp, agg
rying to crush her with t
he bed and stood up, meeting his furious gaze without flinching. "What's inso
challenged, his sister questioned, he lunged forward
is fingers could tou
pty air. At the same time, she drove her elbow upward, a
outstretched wrist, pivoted, and exe
floor with a sickening thud. He tried to break his fall with his hand, b
scream ripped
d disbelief. They couldn't process what they had just seen. This quiet,
ord, her expression gla
he faced at school, she had been secretly training in Krav Mag
Azaria didn't hesitate. She spu
lock her path. But Azaria was fast, agile as a cat. She slipp
y, not daring to look back. She headed for the emergen
Arthur's enraged roar. "Get
nt, she glanced back. She saw them crowded in the doorway of her
ant smirk cro
rd, she and the War
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