CODE NAME: REYES

"Don't touch me in my OR."

That's the first thing Dr. Aaron Vale says to Alina Reyes.

He's St. Agatha's best trauma surgeon. Arrogant. Untouchable. And for three months, he's only called her "Nurse."

Alina Reyes is the only nurse who doesn't flinch.
She talks back.
She holds the line.
And she has a rule: never let the doctors see you bleed.

But when a code goes wrong and her own panic betrays her, Aaron sees more than a panic attack.
He sees the scar.
He sees the fight.
And for the first time, he says her name.

"Reyes."

Now he's watching her.
Protecting her.
Filing HR reports for her.
Breaking his own rules for her.

And Alina doesn't know if she's safer in his OR... or in more danger than ever.

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CODE NAME: REYES
● Enemies to Lovers
● Surgeon x Nurse
● He Falls First
● Medical Romance
● Slow Burn
● Forced Proximity
● Hurt/Comfort
● Workplace Tension
● "It's Aaron. To you."

Mature: medical trauma, panic attacks, blood, references to domestic violence

He was supposed to be her enemy.
Then he became her shield.

She just doesn't know what it'll cost her.