She had killed someone, multiple people, to prevent them from getting in the way of her succeeding in her black-market business. Chris had never killed anyone before that day.
He thought for a moment, reminding himself of what Jordan had done. People had died for Chris’s manufactured enhancements and vectors. People had died because he had stubbornly pursued his enigmatic businessman, refusing to comply with the man and give himself up without a fuss.
Maybe he had not pulled the trigger, but he could not claim complete innocence. Had Tracy wanted anything different than he had? After all, she had offered him the opportunity to stand by her side. In the end, he thought she had been the most honest. She could have killed him. She’d had everything she needed within herself, if she wanted. Instead, she’d waited. She’d asked Chris to leave with her. And he had killed her.
He shook the thought away and gave Veronica’s hands a gentle squeeze. He recalled the hurt on her face when he had first pushed her out of his life, remembered her virtually lifeless body in her apartment. “We can’t just go back to the way we were before all of this, before I went to prison.”
“I know,” Veronica said. “I know. I didn’t come back here for you. I came back for me. For closure.”
Chris nodded. He would let her go. He would let her go with those genes inside her. He had taken enough from her, and he would take no more.
Thank you for reading.
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Other Black Market DNA Books
Malignant (Black Market DNA #2)
A genetically engineered and unstoppable cancer is spreading through Baltimore’s citizens. Christopher Morgan eagerly joins Doctor Robin Haynes on a quest to engineer a cure. As the cancer spreads across the country, they discover the disease may be connected to a criminal organization. With the body count rising, they find themselves embroiled in something deeper than they ever imagined—an underground world of scientific intrigue, organized crime, and medical conspiracies.
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Fatal Injection (A Black Market DNA Novella)
Baltimore PD Officer Ana Dellaporta must unravel a sinister plot involving missing persons, murder, and genetic experimentation. And when one of her close friends goes missing, she must uncover the gruesome truth before the trail goes cold and her friend becomes the next victim.
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The God Organ
Brilliant biomedical scientist Preston Carter introduces an implantable artificial organ designed to grant its recipients near-immortality. But many of those recipients are suddenly dying. With the organ already implanted in his own body, Carter must uncover the truth before he’s killed by his own invention.
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The Human Forged
Former Army Specialist Nick Corrigan is abducted and unwittingly becomes embroiled in a biotechnological nightmare. He embarks on a dangerous adventure to return home. The only person that might be able to help him is a man Nick never knew existed—his clone.
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About the Author
Anthony J Melchiorri is a writer and biomedical engineer living in Maryland. When he isn't writing or reading, he spends most of his time developing cardiovascular devices for tissue engineering to treat children with congenital heart defects.
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