de didn't smell like a hospital. It sme
Her fingers gripped the padded armrests
nner positioned over Joy's right ear. The machine hummed, projecting a highly det
ere crossed over his chest. His eyes were locked
e whirred. Every second felt like an hour. She wait
zing minu
his stool back and looked at the screen. He clicked h
orward. "Well?" His voice w
s up his nose. He looked a
ures of the ear-the tympanic membrane, the ossicles-they
drained from her face. Her stomac
ped. A look of profound relief washed over his face.
s continued, r
oze. "Bu
can suffer micro-traumas. If the patient reports severe pain and hearing loss, it is possible she is suffering from chronic neuropathic pain. Al
mp twisted in her lower abdomen. A wave of unnatural heat washed over her skin, followed instantl
her right ear to the doctor. She squeezed he
red, her voice trembling perfectly. "It constant
y, Mrs. Wilcox. This type of trauma is notoriously diffic
wly curled into f
vier and darker than before. But this time,
r, they walked o
thick carpet absorbed the
topped
re she realized he wasn't be
he muscles in his jaw were jumping. He looked li
ch better," Angel said. Th
a beat. "What are
es. He backed her up against the wall. He didn't to
her ear. "You play the victim just like those high-end call girls play
punched in the stomach. The
secretly loved for three yea
y," Angel said cruelly. "Stop pretending yo
eyes. Her throat constricted. B
She looked straight i
g with a mix of fear and absolute defiance. "And it's
t a harsh, m
o comfortable
n the hallway, leaving her pressed a
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