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043: Fighting for Life

Author: Makie P
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-15 23:28:18

Isabella's POV

The needle went into Marcus's arm with a soft pop.

I watched in horror as Dr. Armando pushed the clear liquid into my brother's body. Marcus tried to pull away, but the restraints held him tight against the metal table.

"No," I whispered. "Please, no."

But it was too late. The drug was already working. Marcus' eyes started to get heavy. His struggles got weaker and weaker until he went completely still.

"There we go," Dr. Armando said, pulling the empty syringe away. "Much better."

He walked over to his tray of instruments and picked up a scalpel. The blade was so sharp it seemed to cut through the air itself.

The smell in this room was making me sick. It was like a hospital, but wrong. Too much bleach trying to cover up something terrible. Something that smelled like blood and death and fear.

And there were sounds coming from other rooms. Sounds that made my skin crawl.

Screaming. Crying. Begging.

This wasn't just one operating room. This was a whole building. A whole
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