Veil of Justice, Shadows of Justice Book 3 by Regan Black

Author:Regan Black
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780983220527
Publisher: Regan Black

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Nathan was sitting in the chair next to the god-forsaken hospital bed moving things about the room with his mind. He'd made it through an embarrassingly short shower and his legs felt too rubbery to stand, but he damned sure didn't want to lie around anymore. He wanted a gym, a steak, an hour alone with Kristoff, and Kelly. Not necessarily in that order.

He was thinking of Kelly, aka Calisto, when he felt his sister approaching. More tea, no doubt. He dropped the various items floating through the air into their rightful places and pushed Kelly to the back of his mind.

Resigned, he didn't bother to put on a smile when Petra knocked lightly and pushed open the door. "Will this be as vile as the last one?" he demanded. "I only shut a door in your face. Surely we're even by now."

She smiled her irritatingly serene smile just to aggravate him. "You made a crack about my belly too."

There was that. He took the cup she held out to him and sniffed cautiously. This one smelled rather flowery, but the last one had smelled minty and tasted foul. He would've preferred a cup of Slick Micky's best.

"Tomorrow, if you're still up and about, we'll try the full-caff."

"As stimulants go, it's the best." Seeing Petra's thoughtful frown, he charged on. "I know why you didn't start with that. Any word on where the list came from?"

"None." Petra sat on the bed, but couldn't seem to get comfortable. "Although Lorine recognizes the inherent properties of the herbals, she doesn't have any better ideas."

"She's probably more effective breaking down the Paracuron."

Pet nodded, fidgeting some more. "Can we trade?"

Nathan set the tea aside, hoping she'd forget it, and concentrated on making the move without showing his sister how much it cost him. "I detest this bed," he grumbled, arranging his legs. "And I'm getting damned tired of this room."

"There's the brother I've been waiting for."

When she beamed at him he was helpless to stay grumpy, but he tried. "So what is it you don't want to say?" It better not have anything to do with Kelly.

"Not Kelly," she said.

He hadn't meant to set that thought loose, but Petra continued, "I'm here about us. I'm not sure you realize what a risk we are to each other."

"Beyond doors and bad tea?"

"Listen to me," she pleaded. "Kristoff engineered both of us. He made plans for us our parents never intended."

"He's an 'eeevil geeenius'," he put air quotes around the words, just because his hands were working so well. "He deceived hundreds of couples and more than one government agency. Aren't you getting a little paranoid?"

"I found out more details while you were…gone."

Her quiet intensity stopped his teasing. He waited.

"Mom and Dad bartered for us –"

He'd barely absorbed that detail when she dropped the real bombshell.

"–and he gave them twins three years apart."

"Impossible." He had no other words. It was an absurd claim. When it came to fertility drugs and testing and in vitro

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