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Sixty-three

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I didn't know how to feel about the information I'd just received. Kayden had let himself be used as a human guinea pig on purpose, for something that was not bound to work, just so he could get some money.

I was angry at him.

“What drug was that? Who manufactured the drugs?” I asked.

He shook his head.

“I signed a non-disclosure agreement. I'm not allowed to say anything on the matter.”

I rolled my eyes. I wondered how much they had spent on him to make him still want to protect them even though he had almost lost his life using their drugs.

“So why didn't you use part of your compensation to treat yourself then?” I asked the next question that annoyed me when I asked it.

“I didn't think my condition would become that terrible,” he explained. “I didn't know my heart would only keep getting worse. I thought it could be fixed until I became unconscious and when I woke up, I was told a generous donor had paid for my heart surgery. I owe you my life, Sissy.”

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