Fated to Him

s and even a screeching parrot. Nia was sure he felt like a fish out of the bowl, and by the annoyed expression on his face he wa

e floor and headed towards her. "May I help you, sir?" She looked from his face to his briefcase with

here to see Ms. M

She won't be available for the next hour, but Dr. Gabriella is

on, he checked it twice, and as magic, his face

see her, it's a

" She looked at the enve

en an angry growl came from the front door, as a guy dragged an enormous dog inside. He glared in the pair's direction and turned back to

ed her eyes and cocked her head,

to see by tomorrow evening, and I can't afford to miss

" After that, she disappeared inside the clinic, coming back shortly after. "Doctor Calimeris, asked if

owners, looking sketchy to those evil aliens spitting and hissing. He wasn't an animal

n uniform, full of paw prints patterns on it, showed up in

oasis in the desert and squirming in his seat. He was a middle-aged guy, too skinny and jumpy to h

Please, the doctor will talk to you in her office. Follow me!" She

she rarely used it. "I just need you to sign here and I'll be on my way. I'm from the Family Court,

her face. He could see she was tired, and he was there to add to her burden. Not that it w

he seemed a pleasant person, those kinds of beings that bring you peace. You feel good just by sitting in their

ped it from him and signed with shaking hands. "That's all ma'am, thank you for your time." Before she

cenarios she could assume, there was only one that came to her mind, and it would be disastrous. Her life was

rything behind. She made a home there, had her business, volunteered and helped in the loc

old still, so she left there and grabbed a small letter opener, ripping through the brown paper and dragging the contents out of it. The document had a f

earlier rolled like waves in her stomach, and she was sure she would be sick. Two lawyers signed the papers, and their names were familiar to her, but she couldn't place at the moment.

e of who filed the petition for sole guardianship and custody of the minor, Evangeline Karagianis, her daughter. That wasn't

ead down between her knees, and without even noticing drops of tears puddled on the floor. But

of paper!" She jumped in her chair when she

e, Gabs! He