ack to her office before
ead light cut across his cheekbones and left his eyes dark. His presence filled the corridor with the
ntimidation. His blue eyes, narrowed and intense, were fixed on hers, tryin
when you're not in surger
ull of germs. An
ate. His long fingers reached for
Pure instinct took over. She leane
ngertips brushed against the
e brought up the metal clipboard she
wa
he cold, unyielding metal. His adv
me again," she said, her voice a low, menacing hiss, "I will make sure your ne
a timid doctor, but a fighter. A flicker of something, amusement or respect, danced in his eyes. This woman
of surrender, but the dangerous curve of his lips betrayed his true feelings
laparoscopic surgery. It is not an emergency, but it should be handle
to wait for you
medical scheduling, sterile preparation, a
ned. "You enjoy
keep providing
e nurses' station. She walked away without a backward glance, the
w, humorless chuckle escaped his lips. In twenty years of running a global empire, no one had ever dared to physically stop him from taking wh
ious. Instead, h
psed against the steering wheel, her body wracked with tremors. Deep, ragged breaths filled the s
hospital garage, running two yellow lights on the way hom
rest. She pulled out giant black trash bags from
their family, just the three of them, taped to the refrigerator. The tw
k, accusing squares. The apartment was stripped of its joy
g the door with two heavy-duty padlocks. Leaning against the cold metal door, exhausted and hollowed out, she finally allowed h
stared at the surgical recommendation as if
n cut me open and then make Sterling grate
ised knuckles and thinking about the heat in Dr. V
traction and hat
ooke
y, tears gathering on
g went to her, but some part of him remained in that corridor, standing inches from a woman who smel
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