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Justice grimly adjusted his tie for the hundredth time as he glanced at his security

team. Humans stared at them as they entered the hospital lobby but it wasn’t unusual.

Six large Species males, all dressed in black uniforms but one who was a nice business

suit, was bound to draw a lot of attention. Justice ran his nervous hands down his dark

gray jacket as he paused in front of the nurses’ station. The female lifted her chin and

her mouth dropped open, nearly competing with her wide-eyed gaze.

He tried not to intimidate the woman by speaking in a soft tone. “We are here to see

Jessie Dupree. She was brought in as a shooting victim.”

The woman snapped her mouth closed and swallowed hard. “You’re New Species,

aren’t you?”

Justice refrained from growling and flashing fangs. He didn’t want to carry on a

conversation with the nurse. He didn’t want to