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Chapter 783

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Chapter 783

Nate wrapped Lena in his arms. "I'm sorry..."

He'd said that more times than "I love you," and honestly, she was over it.

"Then go," she said, gently peeling his arms off

He kissed her neck softly, lingering. "I'll try to make it back for lunch."

"There's no need," she replied, her voice steady. "Nate, let's break up."

Nate froze. "Lena..."

"Keira's uncle and aunt passed away. Yesterday," she said, her voice breaking just enough to show the weight of it.

Nate's brows knit. "What? That's impossible-her aunt wasn't that bad

their lives.

punch, and Lena's face twisted

noticed her mood shift last night, but he was too caught up in work to ask. Now it

"They could've

didn't want to survive just to

throat tightened. "Lena, are you

the surgery, given them even a sliver of hope-maybe, just

shook. "No. I'm not

you breaking up with me?"

amazing-brilliant, even. But

gaze dropped as she fought back

"Lena...

I get-that love isn't all romance and roses. But isn't the point of being with someone to have a safe place? Someone to lean on when you're exhausted?

don't have that. When we need

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even when you're here, your mind'somewhere elsework, patients, emergencies.

me what I need as a boyfriend care, tine, presence. Maybe

her lips. "So

swallowed hard, his throat tight. He couldn't argue-she was right. Every

he didn't want to admit: when she'd been kidnapped and hurt, hadn't

he

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