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

my cheeks, ignoring the way my heart is punching against my

the burning fighting

can feel his gaze burning in my back, and it's taking every

not to look back and throw two middle

hell is he doing

to be a fresh

clearly, every demon from my past

Who cursed me?

back to that dark place. It grips

elevator dings ahead of me, and I pause, exhaling hard as I plant my palms

together, Athena. You're not that girl

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

me.

don't turn around. "Still

not even trying to mask the sarcasm in his

pushing off the wall. "Could

doesn't change. That annoyingly blank mask he wears so

flickers in his

Just for a second.

Something broken.

is Alex we are talking

press the elevator button

and I can feel his gaze burning into my skin. He's so close behind me that I can

I keep standing and facing the front, counting down the numbers

Stupid sixteen floor!

His presence looms behind me

is wound tight, but I refuse to turn

elevator dings again, but the doors refuse to

the

be really hard to face me." Alex's voice is

I ignore him.

like venom. "You know, running away never helped

refusing to react. My fingers are shaking as I press

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