Rain drummed steadily against the wide glass facade of the research pavilion.Inside, bright white lamps lit the clean hallways and polished tile floors. Ethan Sanders walked down the central aisle of the second-floor laboratory with a black leather clipboard in his hand. He wore a simple dark wool

Water washed the gray dust and blood from Ethan Sanders’s torn wool jacket as he stood in the muddy courtyard.His left shoulder was badly injured, but he remained on his feet, breathing steadily. Behind him, smoke rose from the broken glass and concrete. The four-story research pavilion had collaps

Inside the private executive suite, Senator Gregory Sterling paced across the dark rug, his face red with anger.His fists were clenched at his sides, and his breathing was heavy. Suddenly, he lunged forward and slammed both hands onto his mahogany desk, rattling the lamps.“How could twenty armed m

Inside Hearing Room Three of the State Commerce Building , Douglas Campbell sat behind a raised walnut bench. The sixty-year-old chairman of the State Commerce Review Board wore a dark gray suit with a gold pin on his lapel. Four hostile state commissioners sat beside him, each holding a yellow fold

The afternoon sun shone through the tall glass windows of the central hospital complex. Inside the quiet research wing, Dr. Chloe Lin stood beside her wooden desk, checking the morning recovery files.Her white doctor's coat was neat over her simple dress. Her hazel eyes softened with happiness as s