LAILA'S POV "The man died." I broke the news to Noah. I watched his face carefully to see if he gave away any emotion. He didn't. "How did it happen?" "Russo says his heart must have gave out at some point. His body was willing to live but his heart was tired out." After I helped the wounded man die,I put the emblem in my pocket and fell into a short sleep. I knew I had to sleep if I wanted to sell my story to the doctor. Russo came down an hour later just like he said he would. He checked the man's pulse and shook in head sadly the way doctors often do. Russo wasn't looking at me all the while. Perhaps he could tell that the man was strangled to death but he must have heard of my record in ruthlessness so he thought it better to shut up and play dumb. "What is it?" I h

