Phoenix Ch 10

Phoenix Ch 10 “Now, Katie, this won’t hurt a bit,” Dr. McCarty promised cheerfully. Fifteen-year-old Katie flinched back anyway as she glared at that wicked-looked ‘thing’ held delicately in the doctor’s white-gloved hand. “Now, sweetie,” Tanya said in the sugary voice she often used on her youngest daughter. “Frankie had his last year; now it’s …