Chapter 1: Chapter 1
"Do you want me to stop?" I asked the manila folder in my hand. I was sitting in the passenger seat of my Bentley, sunglasses and all, waiting for my driver to show up. It was mid-afternoon and the sun was beating down through a cloudless sky. "No, go ahead," he said without pause. "I need the paperwork anyway.I'll just wait here." I handed him the clipboard and pen and told him to go ahead and fill out the form. I'd do the same when I got home. "How much do you want for the surgery?" he asked after jotting down the date and time on the clipboard. "Everything," I said, throwing the words out like confetti."My whole life. My body. My soul. Everything."
"Everything?" he repeated, his voice thick with a German accent. "That s a bit much, don't you think? I mean, you are an angel, but not that angel. What about your boyfriend? He must be worth something, no?" My heart sank as I thought about Max.