Chapter 23

Because it was a holiday, there were fewer people on the streets.

It was the day of the abortion.

They had plenty of time to prepare because it was the third. Nora was ecstatic and couldn’t wait for them to begin. They chose a hotel close to the private hospital, so they just had to wait a few minutes to get there. Nora was better familiar with the city, so she was chosen as the driver from the hotel to the hospital, where she parked directly across from the hospital. Nora was the first to exit the vehicle, and as she was about to close the door, a bullet struck her in the head, knocking her unconscious.

August was looking for a card that had dropped on the chair when he heard a gunshot and spotted Nora lying on the floor. He jumped out of the car and screamed for assistance.

Nora had to be whisked away to the operating room. As August placed a call to his sister, Anastasia was aware that August was not heading to a distant nation for a secret vacation; it wa