Secrets Of The A-List Box Set, Volume 1. Joss Wood

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       Prologue

      “He’s in the hands of the trauma surgeon.”

      “Status?” The words were supercharged verbal bullets. This information was well paid for—to hell with politeness.

      “Bad. Head injuries, broken bones. He was thrown from the vehicle as it hit the guardrail. If he’d been wearing his seat belt, he would’ve been part of the fiery wreck at the bottom of the cliff.”

      “Has the family been informed?”

      “Not yet,” the EMT replied. “I presume one of the nurses will make those calls in the next few minutes.”

      “Have the press gotten wind of the story yet?”

      Imagining the young woman glancing toward the entrance to the ER—her brown eyes would be scanning the hallway for the more familiar members of the press corps. “Not yet, but they will soon. News that Harrison Marshall is in critical condition will spread like a California wildfire.”

      A few low curses escaped. “Prognosis?”

      The EMT remained silent, in preparation to deliver the bad news, and sucked in a deep breath. “Not good. Prepare yourself.”

      Prepare yourself. Pity that suggestion didn’t come with a how-to manual.

      The Fixer disconnected the call and looked down at the hand clutching the cell phone, noting with annoyance the trembling fingers holding the expensive phone in a tight grip. Breathe, dammit. He’s not dead.

      Not yet, anyway.

      The Fixer swiped a thumb across the screen of the smartphone and looked at the call log, realizing the last conversation they’d shared was probably shortly before Harrison’s Bugatti Veyron made its acquaintance with the highway’s low guardrail. According to another source on the payroll, a California Highway Patrol officer, the responding officers had few doubts that this was anything but an accident—the Pacific Coast Highway had seen many cars leave its surface thanks to its unforgiving twists and bends—but, СКАЧАТЬ