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Chapter 10 - Ariadne Maciel

"Doctor?" Incoherent mumbling eventually becomes a clear, familiar voice that's able to bring you back to reality. You stand completely still as your eyes aimlessly roam around the room until you finally manage to focus again.

You're holding a scalpel in your right hand while an opened abdomen of a four-year-old girl with adrenocortical carcinoma is staring right back at you. The OR is silently anticipating your reaction.

Oh right, you're performing surgery right now.

You close your eyes as you nod lightly at the scrub nurse, continuing the surgery immediately. She doesn't look that convinced, but you decide to ignore her worried stare and anchor your attention on the little patient instead.

Still, a tiny part of your mind can't seem to concentrate on the very important task in front of you and the more you try to push the distracting thoughts away, the more vivid they become.

Doctor Kim Taehyung. The name you wish you've never gotten to know about. You're wondering if you're slowly starting to go crazy, especially because of the hallucinations you're having about him.

A heavy feeling in your gut is raising the fine hairs on the nape of your neck as it screams at you that those encounters with him aren't hallucinations at all. But how could they not be?

When you think about it, he did leave a bite mark on the apple and tell you about the event and the reason behind it. Maybe your mind is just starting to show you much more lifelike visions of the future.

For fuck's sake, it's not like everyone has a dark swirling cloud of a menacing aura surrounding them while they are able to vanish into thin air at any moment they want. It's simply not possible, therefore it can't be true.

What's bothering you the most is the whirlwind of emotions you experience in Taehyung's presence.

He's able to scare you out of your wits so much so that it makes you want to fall on your knees in front of his towering figure and beg him to spare your life.

You have a feeling you'd rather be thrown into a pit with starving cheetahs than being forced to spend more than five minutes alone in the company of that petrifying man.

The fear he makes you experience is simply unbearable for you.

On the other hand, the veil of mystery that's surrounding him makes you want to conquer your fear and get closer to him both mentally and physically. The physical part is honestly the greatest shock to you.

For as far as you can remember, not a single man you've been with has managed to make you feel drawn to him in a way that Taehyung does. It seems like you were just waiting for the right man to finally be able to keep up with you.

Taehyung isn't only managing to keep up with you, hell, he's always one step ahead of you and that pisses you off. You can't bear the fact that someone has finally found the guts to challenge you.

"There, done!" You sigh of relief as you finish the last suture with ease, your eyes scanning the staff in the OR. They are utterly quiet as they slowly start cleaning everything up, the suspense in the room making you narrow your eyes in suspicion.

Your watchful gaze dips to your right, observing the scrub nurse as she starts rearranging the medical instruments. She seems uninterested in you, but you can clearly see the sneaky glances she's sending your way.

Her face is concealed behind the mask, but unfortunately for her, she can't hide her most valued possession from you. Her mind.

Dr Maciel looks distracted. Yes, she's done a great job as always, but something is bothering her and there's no chance for me to find out is Dr Kim being the one causing all the commotion in her head. We're simply not that close yet.