I turned to reach his left ear, grazing his jaw with the tip of my nose.
"Be careful what you wish for, Mate." I kissed him under his earlobe, my lips hot on his already scorching skin. He growled, low and deep, the sound reverberating through his...
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Alaska.
You are an abomination!
Alaska.
You should not exist!
Alaska.
You should be dead!
Alaska.
And dead you'll be.
Alaska.
I will enjoy...
"Lara?"
I blinked my eyes, reality slowly pulling me back in. White walls appeared on the background, the scent of food wafting through my nostrils, soon followed by the acre smell of disinfectant. I was not in Alaska. I was in the canteen of the Saint Mary Hospital. Eliza was looking at me questionably, her eyes showing a bit of concern.
"Are you all right?"
I don't know.
"Yes, don't worry. I'm just tired."
She wasn't totally convinced, I could tell, but she wasn't going to pry either. She never had. And I had always appreciated that.
"You pager has been going off while you were..distracted."
I didn't miss how she emphasized the last word, but I didn't care. I had been distracted a lot these past few days. I looked down at my pager and it indeed displayed two missed calls from Dr. Long. With a sigh, my attention went to the tray of food I had barely touched. Vegetables were scattered on the plate, some even immersed in the stew's sauce. My stomach clamped up at the sight. I wasn't that hungry. Honestly, I hadn't been hungry since I had returned.
"I better go."
Eliza kept subtly studying me while I stood up and straightened my white coat.
"We're having drinks at my apartment tonight if you want. I even have a new board game to try out. Will...has been asking about you."
I picked up the tray from the table, trying to maintain a straight face.
"Thank you, but I can't tonight. I'm truly exhausted. Next time, okay?" I had to go back to the pack, but she didn't need to know that. And me being exhausted wasn't a lie. I truly was. "And I couldn't care less about Will. I owe him nothing. And after the stunt he pulled at the Gala he better stay away if he wants to keep his hands."
