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well?”
    She watched with interest as Zeno’s face turned red with embarrassment. He likely didn’t much like that Rem seemed to know what was going on out in the halls. Zeno turned to her for help, and she couldn’t stop herself from raising a brow. She had dealt with days of this shit. She didn’t really know what he had expected, but apparently, that wasn’t it.
    “What the fuck ever,” he mumbled and stomped to the door. Rachel watched the hulking man make his way back to the door. When he turned to look at her, she could have sworn he seemed a bit uncertain. It wasn’t often that she even saw something like that among the men. “Knock when you are done,” he said. “Ten minutes, and then I’m coming in.”
    Panic rose in her. That wasn’t near enough time. She turned quickly.
    “Even on my best day, I couldn’t get vitals done in five minutes each,” she said in her most stern doctor voice. “I’ll knock when I’m finished, and I’m not leaving before then.” She turned to look at Rem, who was watching the exchange with interest. “I’m sure everyone will behave themselves.”
    Rem sobered his expression a bit, as if anyone would believe him after all the teasing.
    Zeno snorted loudly, and she jumped when the door slammed shut behind her. It wasn’t doing her any favors to have him mad at her when she’d just gotten him on her side. Sort of. But what was she supposed to do? She needed to talk to Rem, and there wasn’t time to deal with Zeno’s petty issues. He was just going to have to deal.
    Rachel pulled her stethoscope from around her neck and stared at Rem. He leaned casually against the wall. The men had given him a fresh set of clothes but not much else. Neither Rem or Justus looked like they had shaved in days. At least the room had the convenience of a bathroom connected to it.
    “So beautiful,” Rem said before flashing a grin full of beautiful straight white teeth. “What can we do for you?”
    She glanced over to the dark brooding man in the corner. His deep brown skin almost had him disappearing into the shadows of the room. Justus looked her way and frowned. He hadn’t talked much since he’d been brought in, not that she could blame him. Being imprisoned like they’d been, it was a wonder Rem talked at all. Which, of course, only made the Luna hybrids more suspicious of him.
    Rachel turned her attention back to the strange hybrid.
    “I need your vitals,” she said firmly and stepped forward.
    When she plugged the instrument in her ears, she was surprised to hear him whisper softly.
    “I’m sure you do,” he said and looked down.
    She stared into his eyes and nearly jumped back when they flashed an odd green.
    “What—” Her words were silenced by a finger over her mouth.
    “Breathe it out,” he said softly.
    It was then she realized the only way she was able to hear was because of the stethoscope. Even with Zeno and Servius in the other room, they'd likely overhear any normal conversation. In the end, Rem really was as crafty as Titus believed. She only hoped that he could help with their problem. She slowly breathed out her words.
    “What are you?” she asked.
    The inquiry seemed liked a simple question, but she knew it wasn’t. Rem smiled. The lines around his eyes crinkled into fine lines, and she wondered how often he did that. For someone who seemed so smart and connected to someone so evil, he appeared relatively happy. It just seemed wrong, or maybe it was all just a farce. A way to hide what was really going on. After all, Titus could be entirely right not to trust the man.
    Rem shrugged and nodded at Justus. “I’m the next model,” Rem said. The smile lines deepened on his face, and Rachel found it hard not to return the smile.
    She shook her head. “Another time then,” she said quietly.
    He gave a slow nod, but the cold that sank in his eyes told her that wouldn’t be happening. Whatever horrors the Luna hybrids had seen, this man had suffered