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\u201cThen you won\u2019t mind if we suspend Sophie\u2019s treatment until the balance is paid?\u201d Marcus smiled. It was a cold, reptilian smile that didn\u2019t reach his eyes. \u201cEffective immediately. She doesn\u2019t get so much as an aspirin until we find out who hacked the system.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe needs her medication, Marcus! She\u2019s on a transplant list! You cut her off, she dies. It\u2019s that simple.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot anymore,\u201d he turned to leave, checking his Rolex. \u201cFind the hacker, Dr. Evans. Or tell your little friend to find a new heart somewhere else. You have 48 hours before I hand this over to the police.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chapter 2: The Ghost in the Machine<\/strong><\/p>\n

I stood there for a full minute, listening to the hum of the air conditioner, trying to process the brutality of what had just happened. Sophie was going to be sacrificed because of a clerical witch hunt. The system didn\u2019t care about her life; it only cared about the ledger.<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t let that happen.<\/p>\n

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