Chapter 24 Mikhail had been feeling a kind of unease ever since he left the meeting that day. Doctor Jake's sudden appearance, the mention of Owl's name, and then Salvatore's immediately suspicious behavior—all of it felt like a heavy fog had settled in his mind. Still, he tried to keep himself calm, because he was no longer just an ordinary doctor but the head of the entire hospital. His every move, every word now carried the weight of news. As he headed toward the parking garage on the lower level of the meeting center, he noticed Salvatore Dixon standing a short distance away by the stairs. People were slowly filing out, the corridor nearly empty. Mikhail realized he might have to say the thing he'd been avoiding for so long. He walked slowly toward Salvatore. Salvatore was checkin

