Chapter 2: Lethal Intent

"Back away!" Mark bellowed, his voice raw with terror. He lunged across the room, an instinctual force of nature protecting his own. With a swift, brutal shove, he sent the nurse sprawling. She hit the hardwood with a sickening thud, her eyes rolling back. In her hand, a long, sharp needle glinted in the dim lamplight—an instrument of death, not of care.