The Wrong Bride
When she reaches the minute, the basin, the counting, his hand finds hers on the seat and grips until both their knuckles go white.
Liam says, "The treatment. The visual training. There's a test they run, genetic markers, retinal scans, they photograph everything. They photographed my whole body the day I started." He turns toward her. "They'd have photographed yours too, if you'd come in with me. A full imaging workup is part of the intake." A pause, longer than she likes. "Sloane. The mark. Under the scar, where the collar sat. Has anyone actually seen it since you were eight."