Chapter 5

This was Wyndham Private Medical Clinic. Adrian's word was the only law here.

The nurses didn't ask questions. The needle went in.

Eliana closed her eyes as the blood was drawn. The tears on her face fell in silence. She felt herself becoming lighter — or emptier, she couldn't be sure — until the edges of the room began to blur and go dark.

The last thing she saw before she passed out was Adrian's back. He was already walking away, Serena's blood bag in hand.

His voice came to her faintly from somewhere near the door.

"Get her into a proper room and arrange a transfusion from the central hospital. I'll cover it..."

She didn't hear the rest.