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тАЬSarah,тАЭ he murmured.

Silence stretched between them. Richard sat up suddenly. тАЬDid anyone follow
you?тАЭ

тАЬNo. I made sure.тАЭ

тАЬYouтАЩre positive?тАЭ

тАЬI left the lights on in the lab and climbed out the window. And no oneтАЩs
following you. You have a date with her tonight. ThatтАЩs all they need to know about
your whereabouts.тАЭ She flicked her hand free and slid from the booth. тАЬI better go.тАЭ

тАЬSarah?тАЭ

She looked at him.

тАЬSarah, be careful.тАЭ

SarahтАЩs heart pounds. Jason climbs the rock and looms over her. тАЬWhat?тАЭ
Sarah says. тАЬWhat happened?тАЭ

тАЬSomething went wrong with the skin,тАЭ Jason says.

тАЬNo, it couldnтАЩt have,тАЭ Sarah says. She stands quickly. Her right leg, still a
mass of tingles, collapses under her and she pitches forward. Jason catches her. She
clings to him, taking the weight off of her throbbing leg. тАЬNo, Jason,тАЭ she says to his
bare chest. тАЬNo, nothing went wrong.тАЭ

He steadies her, his fingers digging into her arms. His voice is low and
accusatory. тАЬBullshit. The whole thing went wrong.тАЭ
 She shakes her head. Her temples hammer as if the veins will burst. тАЬNo,тАЭ she
says.

тАЬYou lying bitch!тАЭ Jason holds her away from him and shakes her. тАЬWe
know, Sarah. We brought CelesteтАЩs body back to MediChem. The glands secreted
inward, into Celeste, not outward into Richard.тАЭ

Sarah pulls away from him. His trembling fingers rake her arm as he tries to
hold onto her. She steps out of reach. тАЬYes,тАЭ she says, тАЬas they were supposed
to.тАЭ

He quivers, his eyes narrowed with contempt. He sets his feet wide apart to
brace himself, then lunges toward her, only to close as a spasm folds him around his
chest and stomach. His eyes open wide with shock and understanding. He crumples
slowly at her feet, tearing at his rib cage with his fingers, the skin shredding beneath
his nails. A strangled scream escapes him before his eyes roll up into his head.

тАЬI set my glands to secrete outward,тАЭ Sarah says. She turns away from him. It