Chapter Twenty-nine: Betrayal

Sara sat alone in the nurse's quarters, her hands trembling as she clutched the small, secret phone. The hospital was quiet during lunch, and most of the staff had gone to the café, leaving her alone with her thoughts. Her heart raced as she glanced at the unfamiliar number on the screen, a number she’d seen enough times to have memorized by now.

With a deep breath, she answered, struggling to keep her voice steady.

“We will be coming in tonight. You know what to do,” said the familiar cold voice on the other end.

“Yes,” she whispered, her voice barely above a murmur, before the call ended abruptly with a click. She released a shaky breath, her fingers loosening on the phone as she sank back into her chair. After all these months, she still couldn’t shake the chilling effect of those calls.

“Ella… I’m so sorry,” she whispered, guilt piercing her heart.

Ever since she discovered what Ella was, she’d been injecting her friend with a special fluid—a substance created by top medics in the