Gemotions

The screen blazed with the offending article. *Celebrated Scientist Develops New Cure for…* The name wasn't hers. It was *Dr. Silas Thorne*. Her chest tightened, her breath catching in her throat, a physical manifestation of her outrage. Dr. Thorne had never conducted these trials. She had.

She picked up her phone, dialing the university’s legal department, her fingers trembling slightly. She would expose Thorne. She had to. But first, she needed air.

She went out into the bustling city. The noise was a sharp contrast to the sterile quiet of her lab. The sounds of the city somehow gave her strength.