"Back story"Isla Vance had always been the stronger sister. Her younger sister, Elara, was a beautiful, bright, but delicate soul, struggling since childhood with a rare, degenerative blood disease. Isla, working three jobs and putting her own future on hold, poured every cent and ounce of energy into Elara's care, fighting against hospital bills and worsening diagnoses.The doctors had finally delivered the crushing news: Elara needed a specific, incredibly rare bone marrow transplant within ten days, or she would die. The cost was astronomical, far beyond anything Isla could ever earn or borrow. Desperation had become a cold, heavy knot in her chest, driving away sleep and hope.Two days remained before the deadline when a strange, ornate card appeared on her doorstep, carrying no postage stamp. It simply read: A Solution for the Incurable. Midnight, 15th Street Bridge.Isla had always been a skeptic, practical and grounded. But with Elara coughing up blood in the next room, she ha
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