Chapter 401

• When the machine stopped, he was drenched in cold sweat. Face drained of color, he clutched his stomach and staggered away.
• That scared off a lot of folks who’d wanted to “experience” labor pain. Most of the people ahead of Joaquin Latham were just there to watch. Seeing the last guy in utter agony, they backed off, scattered fast.
• Only Joaquin walked straight over and sat down. A staffer plugged in the device and asked again and again, "Ready?"