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“Take the needle out of my arm, Theo,” I say into the cold, quiet dawn of the medical suite.

I have not slept a single second all night.

On the muted wall monitor, news anchors continue to replay Kara Peterson’s public destruction at the charity gala. Her company shares have crashed entirely. Her board ousted her before sunrise. Her corporate sponsors are suing her for fraud.

My enemy is utterly broken, but my own body is falling apart twice as fast.

Dr. Evans stands at the foot of my bed, hold
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  • Karma's Bride: His Until Death   30

    “Burn that letter right now, Precious,” Theo growls, his broad chest rising and falling in heavy, angry bursts as he stands over my medical bed.I ignore his command, holding the cream-colored sheet under the soft yellow glow of the bedside lamp.Kara’s handwritten words are terrifyingly calm, written in elegant, flowing cursive that looks entirely too gentle for a woman whose empire was publicly dismantled less than twelve hours ago.“Precious,” I read silently, my raspy voice whispering the words aloud into the quiet room. “I know you think you have won because my board turned their backs on me and Lancelot ran away like a whipped dog. But you and I both know the truth. You are dying from the long-term toxicity of the experimental compounds administered during your sentence. I want one private meeting with you. No lawyers. No cameras. No Theo Zuckerberg. Let us settle the past between us face-to-face before it is too late for both of us.”My heart hammers wildly against my ribs, sen

  • Karma's Bride: His Until Death   29

    “Take the needle out of my arm, Theo,” I say into the cold, quiet dawn of the medical suite.I have not slept a single second all night.On the muted wall monitor, news anchors continue to replay Kara Peterson’s public destruction at the charity gala. Her company shares have crashed entirely. Her board ousted her before sunrise. Her corporate sponsors are suing her for fraud.My enemy is utterly broken, but my own body is falling apart twice as fast.Dr. Evans stands at the foot of my bed, holding a fresh batch of dark digital scans against the light board. His face is pale, his voice flat and devoid of hope as he delivers the results of my early morning MRI.“The aggressive tumors have metastasized further into your chest wall, Precious,” Dr. Evans says, shaking his head slowly. “The experimental treatments Kara forced on you in prison accelerated the cell damage. Without immediate, high-dose chemotherapy, your body will give out completely within weeks.”My heart hammers weakly agai

  • Karma's Bride: His Until Death   28

    “Play the secondary feed on screen three right now,” Theo commands, his broad shoulder brushing against mine as he leans over the control console inside my medical room.On the main monitor, the glittering Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel flashes to life in high definition.It is the annual Metropolitan Children’s Hospital Charity Gala, an ultra-exclusive black-tie event Kara Peterson is legally forced to attend tonight to maintain her failing public image before her state bail hearing tomorrow morning.Flashbulbs pop continuously around the gilded room. Kara stands near the main stage wearing a shimmering emerald gown, her pale face frozen into a tight, practiced smile. Her lead defense attorneys flank her sides, physically shielding her from three national news crews shouting questions across the velvet ropes.“She thinks attending a children’s fundraiser will soften her image with the grand jury,” I say, my weak voice scratching in my throat as I sit upright in my bed, the IV tube

  • Karma's Bride: His Until Death   27

    “If you touch her or step within three feet of that bed, my security guards will put a bullet through your knee before you can draw breath,” Theo growls into the intercom, his broad hand resting on the brass door handle of my medical suite.Lancelot stands in the doorway, his face pale, his clothing rumpled, and his eyes completely bloodshot.Theo allowed this private visit under brutal, non-negotiable conditions. The entire room is monitored by four high-definition cameras, the meeting is limited to precisely seven minutes, and Theo stands right inside the adjoining observation room behind a one-way mirror with his security team.“Precious,” Lancelot chokes out, taking one small, hesitant step into the room. His hands tremble at his sides as he stares at my bare head and the IV lines hooked into my arm.“Stay right there, Lancelot,” I say, my voice sharp and cold as steel as I sit upright in my medical bed.My heart hammers wildly against my ribs, a sudden surge of pregnancy nausea h

  • Karma's Bride: His Until Death   26

    “Cut the live feed straight to my bedroom monitor now,” I command into the remote control, my weak voice shaking as I sit propped against three pillows in the medical suite.On the massive wall-mounted screen, a chaotic live press conference unfolds inside the central Manhattan federal courthouse lobby.Julian Vance, the prominent managing partner of Vance & Associates and one of Kara’s most powerful corporate allies, stands trapped behind a wooden podium. Flashbulbs explode like blinding white fireworks in his pale, sweaty face. Dozens of news microphones are jammed into his chin as reporters scream questions at the top of their lungs.“Mr. Vance! Are the leaked Cayman Islands offshore wire logs authentic?” a reporter from the Financial Times roars over the noise. “Did your firm authorize a two-million-dollar payment to destroy digital evidence during Precious’s embezzlement trial four years ago?”Julian Vance opens his mouth to speak, but no words come out. His hands shake uncontrol

  • Karma's Bride: His Until Death   25

    “Tell me every single truth right now, Theo, or I walk out those front gates and let Kara’s process servers take me into custody,” I say, my weak voice shaking with desperate rage as I stand behind his desk in the dark library.Heavy rain hammers violently against the floor-to-ceiling glass windows of the estate library.Theo stands motionless with his back to me, his broad shoulders silhouette against the grey downpour outside. He wears a dark suit jacket, his heavy hands jammed deep into his trouser pockets.“You won't walk out those gates, Precious,” Theo says without turning around, his voice low, flat, and chillingly calm. “My security guards would lock you in your medical suite before your foot touched the gravel driveway.”“Try me!” I yell, my throat burning as tears of pure fury sting the corners of my eyes. “You bought Kara’s entire company this morning! You manipulated Lancelot using his family’s debt! You had corporate files on my mother’s clinic five years before I ever me

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