MrsCLD
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Dr. Victoria Rowan Hayes has spent her life being the person everyone turns to when everything falls apart.
Known as "Viper," Victoria is PTMC's Chief of Trauma Surgery - a former Army trauma surgeon whose skill, precision, and ability to stay calm under impossible pressure have made her a legend.
But behind the reputation is a woman carrying scars no one sees.
After years treating the wounded on the battlefield, Victoria leaves the Army following an injury that leaves her with lasting pain and nerve damage. Refusing to risk a patient's life by ignoring her limitations, she begins a new chapter at PTMC.
Her fresh start is complicated by the past she left behind: her divorce from Dr. Alexander Whitmore, the former Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, after his affair with a younger resident shattered their marriage.
At PTMC, Victoria finds an unexpected friendship with Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch. Together, they become the hospital's strongest trauma team - two doctors who understand the burden of saving lives while carrying their own scars.
To everyone else, she is Dr. Hayes.
To Robby, she is Vic.
Then there is Jack Abbott.
Jack knows the legend before he knows the woman. He expects the intimidating trauma chief called Viper. Instead, he discovers someone compassionate, loyal, and far more vulnerable than she allows anyone to see.
As their professional respect turns into something deeper, Victoria must learn that strength doesn't mean carrying everything alone.
Sometimes, the strongest thing a person can do is let someone help carry the weight.