"If he's working against them like you think, then there's no reason to go along with what he says. He won't want to attract attention from them and be found out. This is a good chance to back away since he can't call on their help to retaliate."
"Except I'm not looking for a way to get out of it." Eden crossed her arms and leaned back against the wall. They had left the room and were standing in the back hallway, fearless of discovery as ever. The doctor was passed out anyway in his room at the opposite end of the clinic; they were safe.
"Why aren't you?"
"Why do I do or not do anything? Because it serves my interests."
"It serves your interests to be someone's puppet?"
She sighed and shifted against the wall, the back of her shirt rustling against the surface. "Maybe someone big and
