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CHAPTER 38 — THE CONTRACT OF FEAR
Rain hammered the hospital roof like fists demanding entry. Inside St. Haven Medical Center, the air felt heavier than before, like every wall remembered what had been said yesterday.James Wood walked through the corridor, coat swinging behind him. Nurses stepped aside. Patients lowered their eyes. The silence that followed him felt like a crown, and a warning.He had returned to the world not just as a man. But as something reshaped by betrayal. At the nurse’s desk, Elina hurried after him.Elina: “Dr. Wood, your seven private patients are here again. They came early. All of them.”James: “Good. Let them wait.Elina: “They look… terrified.”James paused.James: “Terror means progress.”THE KILLERS GATHERIn Room 12B, the seven conspirators sat around a table. No laughter. No arrogance. Only fear. Samuel’s left arm twitched uncontrollably. Rebecca blinked rapidly, her vision flickering like broken film.Victor massaged his temples, murmuring to himself. Clinton Reeves fought for bre
CHAPTER 37 — THE SYMPTOMS OF GUILT
The storm rolled across the city like a warning. Thunder rattled the hospital windows. Lightning flashed through the halls, white and violent. The air smelled like rain and electricity, like a world about to change.Inside St. Haven Medical Center, the waiting room overflowed with patients, but seven chairs remained reserved. Seven chairs, separated from the rest. Seven chairs with seven names.Maria Wood. Michael Tenneson. Sandra Blake. Dr. Clinton Reeves. Rebecca Hall. Victor Dane. Samuel Cray.Every one of them here. Every one of them trembling. Nurse Elina rushed to James with a clipboard. “Doctor,”she said, anxious, “they’re all waiting. They want answers.”James slid on his gloves. “They’ll get them,” he replied.“One by one.”CONFLICT IGNITES IMMEDIATELYBefore James could step forward, Samuel Cray staggered out of his seat. Sweat drenched his face, and his left hand twitched uncontrollably.“Wood! We need to talk!”Samuel shouted. The room went silent.James turned slowly. “M
CHAPTER 36 — THE UNSEEN HAND OF JUSTICE
The morning fog clung to the hospital windows like ghostly fingerprints, distorting the light and giving the corridors a muted, dreamlike glow.Dr. James Wood walked through those halls with measured steps, his lab coat swaying behind him like the cloak of a monarch who ruled in silence.His face remained calm, professional, reassuring to anyone who saw him, the very image of a kind, brilliant doctor. But beneath his skin, beneath his pulse and breath, something darker flourished.Vengeance had roots now. It was growing."Seventeen years they've lived without guilt,"James thought, passing a group of nurses. "Seventeen years since they stole my life. Seventeen years since they murdered James Wood the first time."Now, he was ready. Not for their death, not yet, but for their descent. Slow, crawling, inevitable. Like sickness.He reached his office, closed the door, and stared at the files spread across his table. Each one had a name. Each one belonged to a killer.Maria Wood. Michael
CHAPTER 35 — HOSPITAL OF THE DEAD, NOT YET
The rain hammered the windows of St. Augustine Medical Center, a hospital that smelled of antiseptics, secrets, and ghosts that had not yet learned how to leave.Lightning flickered through the lobby, illuminating the polished floors and spotless walls. On the glass doors, a gold plaque gleamed:DR. JAMES WOOD, CHIEF CONSULTANT & LEAD SPECIALIST.“Where Healing Meets Hope.”A lie. A mask. Hope did not live here. Only revenge with a heartbeat. James stood at the reception desk reviewing patient files. His white coat fit him like armor. His stethoscope felt like a sword. His pen, like a blade waiting to strike.He was ready. Because today marked the beginning. Today… one of the betrayers would walk through his door.THE FIRST STEP INTO THE TRAPReceptionist Mira whispered, keeping her voice low. “Doctor… you have a new private patient. He insisted on seeing you specifically.”James’s pulse slowed. Not fear. Calculation. “Name?”His voice was calm. Too calm. Mira checked her schedule. “T
CHAPTER 34 — THE SECOND HUNTER
James stared at the black envelope as though it might breathe.The room was silent enough to hear the hum of the AC.He remained still for a long moment, calculating, weighing, measuring. Then he picked up the envelope. Inside was a single sheet of paper. Black ink. Clean handwriting. One sentence.“You’re not the only one who remembers.”James’s pulse tightened. He read it again. And again. Remember? Remember what? His rebirth? His murder? The truth of his past?Impossible. No one could know. He folded the note slowly, placed it on the desk, and breathed out. Another hunter meant interference. Another hunter meant unpredictability.Another hunter meant danger, for the seven killers, and for James’s perfect revenge. But worse… If someone else “remembered,”then they weren’t just hunting the seven. They might be hunting him. A knock. Soft. Careful. James turned. Nurse Amina stepped inside. “Doctor Wood, Mr. Kelvin… he wants to leave early.”James blinked once.“Is he stable?”“Yes.”Her
CHAPTER 33 — THE SMILE THAT DIDN’T REACH HIS EYES
James tightened the gloves on his hands as he stepped into Ward C.Monitors beeped like restless whispers.The morning lights were dim, almost cautious in how they illuminated the room. Nurse Amina raised her head when she saw him. “Doctor Wood… there’s something off today.”James approached her desk. “What happened?”Amina exhaled slowly. “Three of your VIP patients requested private evaluations at the same time. All insisted it had to be you.”James paused. A slow coil of anticipation wrapped around his nerves. “Which three?”Amina swallowed. “Mr. Kelvin. Mr. Francis. And Mrs. Diana.”Three of the seven. James kept his expression neutral. “Send them to separate consultation rooms.”Amina nodded, uneasy. He turned away, but a small smirk tried to form on his lips. He crushed it down. Nothing yet. Not until chapter fifty. James entered Consultation Room 1.Kelvin sat there with his usual smug grin, snapping gum between his teeth, legs crossed like he owned the place.Kelvin looked up.
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