Choices of Fate (Fate Series) Read Online Free PDF

your own did. I’ll be quick and if we’re really lucky she won’t even wake up.”
    Amazingly, Barb was right. Chloe barely stirred while she drew her blood.  
    “Now, I’m going to go run and check these samples into the lab down the hall, then I’ll come right back and show you the way to Dr. Kline’s office.”
    Alexa considered trying to put Chloe’s jumper back on, but not wanting to push her luck, she decided to leave her in just her onesie. It was the middle of summer after all and quite warm out. True to her word, Barb was back before Alexa could even get all of her things loaded into the diaper bag.
    “Here, let me carry that for you since you’ve got your hands full already. Just follow me this way.” Barb grabbed the full diaper bag and expertly slung it over her shoulder as they headed out the door.
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    They proceeded down the long hallway passed several more exam rooms, a restroom, and an intersecting hallway that seemed to go for quite a while in both directions. While they were walking Alexa was able to take in the facility in a way that she hadn’t been able to when she was so busy trying to console Chloe. Everything was clearly state of the art. She saw signs for the lab, x-ray and ultrasound, treatment, and even a cafeteria. The décor was clean and modern, yet warm and comforting, much like Dr. Kline himself.  
    At the end of the hallway they turned left and came up to a small waiting area.
    “You can just have a seat here. Dr. Kline will be with you shortly. If I don’t see you again before you leave, you have yourself a good day and take care of that sweet baby, ya hear?”  
    Barb placed the diaper bag on one of the empty chairs and patted Alexa’s shoulder before heading back down the hallway.
    Alexa eased into another empty chair, trying not to jostle Chloe too much. As she glanced at the time on her cell phone she thought this had to be some kind of record. Chloe had been asleep for nearly forty-five minutes. She hadn’t slept that long in over two weeks.  
    Sitting there she took a moment to take in the area, noticing a security keypad on the door to Dr. Kline’s office.  
    That’s weird. I wonder what he’s hiding in there.  
    Alexa laughed at herself for being so suspicious. He probably just stored confidential patient records in there, maybe some prescription pads or samples from pharmaceutical reps that he didn’t want falling into the hands of some receptionist with a drug addict boyfriend. Still it made her very curious to learn more about the good doctor. She had kept her shields up initially, but now she was determined to listen in on Dr. Kline briefly.
    Just then, the door swung open.
    “Alexa, please come in. I’m glad to see Miss Chloe is getting in a nice little nap.” He smiled at her warmly as she brushed past him and entered the spacious office.
    The room was huge, with bookshelves lining two of the walls, while pieces of art that Alexa could only assume were very valuable lined the others. One piece in particular caught her eye. It was of a man, and even though he was standing in the open, she couldn’t really see him when she was looking directly at the painting. It was like he was behind some sort of veil, quite an interesting visual effect. When she looked off to the side, she could swear it looked exactly like...him.  
    Of course it looked like him, even after all this time she still saw him everywhere. Every man going around a corner or leaning in a dark alley was him. She felt him everywhere, but he was never really there when she looked again. Her mind had been playing cruel tricks on her for all these months, she had learned to ignore it, but something about the way the man in the painting was standing with his head cocked to one side was so familiar.  
    “Well, Alexa. So far, Chloe seems to be the picture of health. Even with the recent weight loss, she is still well within the normal range for height and weight. Of course we never want to