Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

ATHENA

"Vitals are stable." The nurse announces as the beeping of the monitors grow even louder in the pounding of my ears.

My gloved fingers tremble slightly as I grip the scalpel, my eyes locked on the exposed part of the patient's abdomen.

I've done this kind of procedure more times than I can count, but today, it feels foreign.

Like I'm watching myself from the outside.

"Dr. Dawson?" The nurse softly nudges me, and I mumble a low,

"Thanks."

But it's automatic.

My thoughts aren't aligned.

So many questions are picking inside my brain, and I can't seem to push it back.

Zayan is the one who holds the answer to the biggest question, but he hasn't answered my calls in hours.

Which is very odd.

Steadying my breathing by taking a deep breath, I make an incision along the artery to clamp it, but the moment I do, a sharp rush of blood splashes across my gloves.

"Pressure's dropping!" a nurse shouts.

My eyes widen.

Shit. Shit.

"I need suction, now!" I try to steady my breathing, trying to see where I went wrong.

As I move my fingers, I notice that I missed a damn artery and cut it.

The beeping machines start getting louder and louder as waves of Alex lying in a hospital bed flash in my mind.

Has the formula worked?

What if he dies?

Who else knows his secret?

I'm suddenly frozen in place when I hear an angry voice,

"Move!" lan commands as he pushes in beside me.

He steps in and takes over, his hands ready to fix the mess I just made.

"Ian, I've got this," I try to push my way through, but he doesn't even look up as he responds coldly,

"You don't have anything!"

said I can fix it,

His expression is

of the way, Athena,"

I don't move.

I won't.

over just because I made

damn point!" he snaps, his voice booming over the

OR stills. Even the nurses

are locked on mine, full of fire and disappointment. Ian has always been the soft and kindest out of them. Seeing him look at me with so much anger is new and

stand back. Just stay

hit harder

my feet stiff and my eyes weak. The shame

retreat to the corner of the room, watching as lan works fast and clean, stabilizing the

room pretends not to

feel their judgment pressing

You failed.

never been good

stuck

never be as

whispers in my head, making my vision

patient is in good hands, I slowly walk

at this hospital now knows my parents made the formula, yet I kept quiet and refused to take part in the

favorite doctor. That changed in the blink

little liar!" Melania laughs as she crosses her arms

The Kings stock price is dropping every minute thanks to your stupid staunt!" Her

to make anything his." She steps closer, "But you selling out his secret was pretty bitchy! Why? She cooks her

having any energy left to

can think

Wait.

his secret?"

throws her head back in laughter, "The little snitch doesn't even know she's a snitch! Did they promise to keep you

even let her Finnish

through the hallway doors, barely aware of the

staff.

as I shove open the exit and spill into

burning my skin through my

shaking with blood still

pull them off and throw them in the nearby bin.

myself right now.

out with trembling

It rings.

And rings.

And rings.

it goes to

the receiver, "call me. Right now. I need

words are caught

with Luca.