Dr. Evelyn Carter had met her fair share of difficult people in the hospital, but none were as infuriating as Dr. Felix Rogue.
"Move," he snapped as he brushed past her in the crowded hallway, his gaze fixed ahead, as if she were nothing more than an obstacle in his path.
Evelyn bit back a sharp retort, her fingers tightening around the chart in her hand. Felix Rogue was well-known for his brilliance in the operating room, but his bedside manner-or lack thereof-left much to be desired. He was cold, distant, and, in her opinion, downright rude.
She watched as he disappeared around the corner, his broad shoulders stiff with the weight of whatever burden he carried. Most people avoided him when they could, preferring the warmth and camaraderie of the other doctors. But Evelyn had never been one to shy away from a challenge.
Besides, she wasn't one to let anyone-especially not someone like Felix Rogue-intimidate her. She had worked too hard to get where she was, and she wasn't about to let a grumpy surgeon ruin her day.
Little did she know, they would soon be thrown together in ways neither of them expected. And as the days turned into weeks, Evelyn would find that beneath Dr. Felix's exterior was a man who, despite everything, could be kind-just not to everyone.
ONLY TO HER.....
Evelyn Sable liked order, she craved it. And, for all intents and purposes, she was good at maintaining it. At least, that was what she thought.
When Tristan Montgomery first walked through the library doors, she hadn't known that he wouldn't just be walking into the library, but into her life. What she really didn't know that with his presence, he would steal any semblance of order she had. What she last expected, though, was that while stealing her order... he'd end up stealing her heart.
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She cleared her throat. "How about we settle on not today?"
"Hmm?" he murmured, looking into her hazel eyes, which she hoped appeared as earnest as she felt in that moment.
"Sometimes, you're just not ready to be open about something personal, and that's okay. So, instead, tell me someday, just not today," she said.
"Not Today?" he said as if testing the words, before a smile settled upon his face. "I like that."