Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 84

Chapter 84 ~ A cruel Joke

ATHENA

My breath halts. My spine locks.

Because the hand holding my waist in a firm, grounding grip belongs to him.

My sworn enemy!

His touch scorches right through the fabric of my coat despite the glacial look on his face.

Up close, he's even more infuriatingly gorgeous. His blonde hair is slicked back like a halo of arrogance, sharp cheekbones set in stone, and those green eyes, God, those eyes narrow with a cold disapproval.

He looks older and harder. But even more good-looking! It's more like the devil with an angel's face.

I jerk away from his grip like it burns. "I'm fine," I say through clenched teeth, already bracing myself for the venom.

"Clearly," he mutters, brushing invisible dust off his sleeve like I've contaminated him.

lann turns, and he frowns upon seeing Alex.

I guess I'm not the only shocked one.

"Quinn." Alex acknowledges.

"Am I supposed to get offended that my best friend showed up without giving me

a heads up?" lan pouts, and Alex rolls his eyes.

I step away as far away from him as possible.

"I thought you were on call, and this hospital is the last place I expected to see you." He responds, his eyes focused on me.

The way he looks at me only makes me angry.

I turn to face lan, "I'll wait for you outside."

I don't wait for permission. I just turn and walk, no, storm down the hall, ignoring

the way my heart is punching against my

the burning fighting to

feel his gaze burning

to look back and throw two middle fingers at

hell is he

place was supposed to be

from my past

Who cursed me?

to that dark place. It grips

and I pause, exhaling hard as I plant

together, Athena. You're

I almost jump out of my skin. But I hold my ground, not giving away the fact that he just scared the shit

me.

"Still following

mask the sarcasm in his

pushing off the wall. "Could have fooled

change. That annoyingly

flickers in his

Just for a second.

Something broken.

shake my head at that, this is Alex we are talking about, he doesn't break. He is

I press the elevator button

feel his gaze burning into my skin. He's so close behind

me, so I keep standing and facing the front, counting down the

Stupid sixteen floor!

presence looms

muscle in my body is wound tight, but I refuse to

again, but the doors refuse to

press the button

hard to face me." Alex's

I ignore him.

venom. "You know, running

bite my lip, refusing to react. My fingers are shaking

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