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

way my heart is punching against my ribs like it

burning fighting to

I can feel his gaze

back and throw two middle fingers at

the hell is he doing

was supposed to

demon from my past keeps

Who cursed me?

back to that dark place. It grips my heart so hard breathing becomes

I pause, exhaling hard as I plant my

Athena. You're not that

me, and I almost jump out of my skin. But I hold

me.

don't turn around. "Still following

even trying to mask the sarcasm in his smirk. "Relax. I wasn't looking for

say, pushing off the

That annoyingly blank mask

flickers

Just for a second.

Something broken.

Alex we are

press

can feel his gaze burning into my

the front, counting down the numbers as the

Stupid sixteen floor!

between us is thick with tension, suffocating. His presence looms behind me like

my body is wound tight, but I refuse to turn around

dings again, but the doors

press the

really hard to face me." Alex's

I ignore him.

gotten him to shut up, his voice slithers in again, like venom. "You know, running away

react. My fingers are

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