"You can't just arrest her without proof," Steven argued. "This needs to be investigated properly."
"Investigated?" William's eyes were wild. "My son is dying! I need her to heal him! Now!"
All eyes turned to me.
I felt the weight of expectation, of duty, of the impossible choice being thrust upon me. I was a doctor. I'd taken an oath. First, do no harm. But I'd already done harm. So much harm.
And the idea of touching Mike, of using my gift to heal the man who'd tried to assault me...
My stomach roiled with nausea and conflict.
"You said she was special," William continued, his voice taking on a desperate edge. "Moon-touched. If that's true, if she has healing abilities beyond normal means, she can save him. She MUST save him."
I looked at Mike's broken body, then at William's angu
