Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 35

Chapter 35 ~ Breaking my heart

ATHENA

The man,

no, the stranger doesn't answer me right away. His jaw tightens, the flicker of something dark passing through his green eyes before he masks his expression into something unreadable.

Just how much have I forgotten?

I watch him as I wait for him to say something, but he just watches me, and I move back even further, pulling the blanket to my chest as we remain in silence.

I shift uncomfortably, my body still aching, my mind swimming through thick fog. The beeping of the machines around me fills the air, but my ears focus on the sound of my own breathing-shaky, uneven.

Afraid.

He knows me.

But I don't know him.

And that terrifies me more than the memory of drowning.

His grip on my arm is firm but careful, like he's afraid I'll shatter.

I don't understand why.

"You were in an accident," he finally says, his voice deep and low. "You nearly drowned."

From how my body feels, it doesn't feel anywhere near what he's saying, but I don't tell him that. I just press my lips into a thin lìne and wait for him to continue speaking.

When he doesn't, I feel my frustration starting to build.

Why does he keep looking at me like that?

I swallow hard, my throat dry. "How do you know that?"

"I know." Is his one word response.

Hot and the monologue type?

"Did you save me?" I ask, wondering if that's the reason why he's here.

Something flashes in his expression again, but he doesn't answer. Instead, he reaches for a glass of water on the bedside table and brings it toward me.

"Drink."

I hesitate.

I don't know him.

And yet, the way he says it, like it's not a suggestion, like he expects me to listen.

I would tell him not to command me, but I take the cup anyway. My fingers tremble slightly as I bring it to my lips, the cool water soothing my dry throat.

never

me

Like he's waiting.

Like he's testing me.

cup, licking the water

"What else?"

His eyes narrow slightly.

"What do you remember?"

I want to answer. I want to tell him something, anything, but when I reach for a memory, I come up

My heart pounds.

My voice drops.

The air shifts.

jaw clenches, his hands balling

I flinch.

I think he'll hurt me, but because the reaction is so strong. Like

words are quiet. "Do you know

asks, it makes

my head

his jaw.

I swallow. "No."

Silence.

through his blonde hair, his frustration barely

finally, his voice

him, searching for anything

Nothing.

throat tightens. "I don't

through his eyes, but this

first time, I realize he's not just a

someone who expected me

And I didn't.

Alex.

to me, but the way he says it like it

uneasy settle

I don't

aches

and why my chest

I look at him,

feels so

something I

say anything else, the door swings

Alex, delicate features that should make her look soft but don't. There's something bold

She isn't alone.

man beside her is older,

there's no mistaking the

jaw, even though he has black hair and brown eyes,

only his feels heavier, like he's used to people listening to him without

genius to

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