THE BILLIONAIRE’S SECOND CHANCE BETRAYAL
No Book now, so she just dropped to her knees on the hot road, pressed her bloody thumb to the ground.
“Mom,” she whispered, voice ragged, “you’re the Earth now. You’re the soil. Hold the time. Don’t let it slip away.”
The ground trembled beneath her hand. A crack split the concrete. From that crack, a tiny green plant forced its way up, fighting against the backward pull. It was growing forward.
The Auditor’s laughter cut off.
“A stubborn ingredient,” he hissed.
Suddenly, the street stretched. The hospital gates shot away, a mile, two miles. The people walking backward turned to gray shadows, grabbing at her legs.