Chapter 19: Chris, the Toxicologist

"Sasha, that's enough!" Her comment took a swipe at both traditional medicine masters in the room. Ambrose Kingsley, the oldest of the Kingsleys, snapped in a low, hard voice. "Nonsense? Am I talking nonsense? Uncle, have you forgotten how my mother died?" Sasha Kingsley let out a cold, mirthless laugh. Her bitterness toward traditional medicine ran deep. Years ago, her mother had been misdiagnosed by a quack and missed the best window for treatment, dying young because of it. That quack had...