Chapter One Hundred-Sixty-One

Dr. Keller shook his head. "The displacement is severe. Waiting even twenty-four hours increases the risk of permanent nerve damage. We need to operate now, while we still have a window to restore full function." He paused. "I understand this isn't the choice you want to make—"

"It's not a choice." The words came out harder than Beckett intended. "You're telling me my wife loses the use of her han