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Rebecca's LegacyLana's POV"I'm not donating until you tell me everything. Everything about how my mother died."Ethan's voice was hard. Angry. He'd just been told he was a perfect match. And now he wasmaking demands.Derrick's voice was weak from his bed.brakes failed.""I've already told you. It was a car accident. The"Bullshit. I've seen the files. The Cole files. I know it wasn't an accident. I know someonemurdered her. And I want to hear it from you. The truth. All of it.""Ethan, please," I said."Derrick's dying. We don't have time for this.""Then he better talk fast."Silence filled the hospital room. Heavy. Tense.Finally, Derrick spoke."You're right. It wasn't an accident. Elena Marsh cut the brakes. Onorders from my mother, Margaret Cole. They murdered Rebecca because she was going toexpose them. Expose everything.""Why?""Because Rebecca was good. Too good for this family. She found out about the defectivemedical devices. The cover ups.
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The Gift of LifeLana's POV"He has days. Maybe a week if we're lucky. Without a transplant, Mr. Doe won't survive."The doctor's voice was clinical. Detached. Like he was reading a weather report, notdelivering a death sentence."There has to be something you can do," I said."Medicine. Surgery. Anything.""We're doing everything we can. But his heart is failing. The damage is too extensive. Atransplant is his only option.""Then find him a donor. Test people. Do whatever it takes.""Miss Smith, finding a donor isn't that simple. Your, your husband has a rare blood type. ABnegative. And his tissue markers are even more unusual. Finding a match could take months.Years. Time he doesn't have."My hands were shaking. I gripped the chair to steady myself."Test me. I'll donate.""Hearts aren't like kidneys. You can't donate a heart and survive.""Then test me for compatibility. Maybe I'm a match for someone else. We could do a chain. Idonate to them. Their fami
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Going PublicLana's POV"It's everywhere. Every news channel. Every website. The Cole files. That's what they'recalling it."Maya's voice was breathless. Excited. Terrified. It had been six hours since Derrick hit send."What are they saying?" I asked."That 's the biggest corporate scandal in decades. Stock markets are crashing. ColeIndustries stock is down eighty percent. Other companies named in the files are tanking too.And people are being arrested. CEOs. Board members. Government officials.""What about Margaret?" Derrick asked. His voice was tight. Controlled."No sign of her yet. But there's a warrant. Federal charges. Murder. Conspiracy. Fraud. She'sfacing life in prison if they catch her.""When they catch her," I corrected."If. She's had forty years to build escape routes. Safe houses. New identities. She could beanywhere."Sarah was playing with blocks in the corner. Humming. Trying to pretend everything wasnormal. But I could hear the tension in
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The Double CrossLana's POV"She's dead. Elena's dead."Derrick's voice was hollow. Empty. It had been twelve hours since Elena disappeared. Nowthis."What? How do you know?""Video. Someone sent it to my encrypted email. It's, God, Lana, it's brutal."My stomach turned."Don't tell me the details. Just, what happened?""The syndicate. She went to them. Tried to make a deal. The files for money and protection.They took the files. Then they killed her."Maya made a sound. Broken. Anguished."No. No, she can't be.""I'm sorry, Maya. But she'"s gone.Sarah was in my arms. She didn't understand what was happening but she felt the tension.Started crying."Shh," I whispered."It's okay. You're okay.""Is Mama dead?" Sarah asked.I didn't know how to answer. Didn't know if an eight year old should hear this."Yes, baby. She is. But she loved you very much. You need to know that. Whatever else shedid, she loved you."Sarah buried her face in my shoulder. Sobbi
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Family UnitedLana's POV"The sky is turning pink. Like cotton candy. With orange streaks running through it."Sarah's voice was full of wonder. We were sitting on the steps of the safe house Derrick hadbrought us to. Dawn was breaking. The police had finally let us leave the hospital."Cotton candy?" I smiled."I've never seen cotton candy.""Really? Never?""I lost my sight when I was seven. Before that, I don't remember much.""That's sad.""Sometimes. But I have other ways of seeing. I can hear things you might miss. Feel things.Smell things.""Like what?""Like right now, I can smell rain coming. And I can hear a bird nearby. A robin maybe.Singing."Sarah was quiet for a moment. Then,everything looks like.""I'll be your eyes. If you want. I'll tell you whatMy throat tightened."I'd like that very much.""The safe house is small. Red brick. Two stories. There's a garden but it's all dead andbrown. Winter killed it. And there's a big tree out front. No le
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Blood TiesLana's POV"Everyone freeze! Hands where we can see them!"Armed men poured into the warehouse. Boots on concrete. Weapons cocking. At least adozen from the sound of it.Margaret's heels clicked closer. Measured. Confident."Did you really think you could run from me? I built this empire. I control everything.Everyone. Including the trackers in my own equipment.""The laptop," Elena hissed."I should have checked.""Yes, you should have. But you were always sloppy, Elena. Emotional. It's why you're usefulas a weapon but useless as a partner."Sarah was trembling in my arms. I held her tighter."It's okay," I whispered."I'"ve got you."I'm scared,"she whimpered."I know. Me too. But we're going to be okay.""Liar," Margaret said."You're all going to die. Starting with the child. She's a liability. Awitness. Can't have that.""No!" Elena's voice cracked.anything.""Please. Not Sarah. She's just a child. She doesn't know"She knows you
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Fatal DiagnosisLana's POV"Wait. Stop. Elena has a daughter?""That's what she says, sir." Margaret's voice was cautious. "Young woman. Early twenties maybe. Her name is Maya Marsh.""Don't let her in," Derrick said immediately. "It's a trap.""She's not armed, sir. We checked. And she seems, well
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The Choice Lana's POVThe police left an hour later, but the damage was done. I could hear the protestors outside. Their chants had turned angrier. More demanding."Arrest Derrick Cole! Justice for Lana!"I sat on the couch in the main living room, my hands twisted in my lap. Derrick was across th
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ExposedLana's POVWe lay tangled together on the couch, our breathing slowly returning to normal. Derrick's fingers traced patterns on my shoulder. I felt safe. Complete. Like nothing could touch us here.Then his phone rang."Ignore it," I whispered."I can't. Could be important."He reached for
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Protective CustodyLana's POVI woke to the sound of voices outside the safe room. Multiple voices. All men. All serious."What's happening?" I asked, sitting up.Derrick's wheelchair whirred closer. "Security detail. I'm assembling a team for today. People I trust completely.""How many people?""
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