SETTLING SCORES

CHAPTER 97... SETTLING SCORES

"But..." He said and hesitated. "I cannot let you out of my presence." He spoke and proceeded to add, "So, what I mean is that, as long as you stay with me, you will not simply have your life back, but you will also, have your liberation. Your internals are not so destroyed because of the injections I have been giving to you, even without the cure, would have kept you alive for at least, six months. So, I presume, an ethical therapy after the antidote will convey you back to shape in no time."

"What?" Yvonne was surprised. "Six months? How come you never told this?"

Archie shrugged.

"I did not wish for you to get your expectancies high in case I do not get the cure."

"So, make your selection; the cure or what?" He questioned.

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