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Salt in the Wound Ward

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Dana stepped back. "You killed those patients with your silence, and now you want mine." Mara flinched. "I didn't kill anyone. I made a mistake and I panicked." "And the next three patients?" Dana asked. Mara had no answer.

Mara's face hardened. "Fine. You want to be a hero? Your sister works in billing. One word from me and her file gets a very bad audit." The threat landed cold. Dana stared at the woman she'd worked under for years and saw a stranger.

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Dana picked up the wall phone and pressed it to her ear, eyes never leaving Mara. "This is Room 414. I need security and the on-call director. My administrator is threatening a staff member and tampering with a patient." Mara's threat had pushed her past fear. Whatever it cost her sister, the truth was coming out tonight.

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