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!"

I can fix it, just give me

head snaps up. His expression is made of

way, Athena," he

I don't move.

I won't.

not taking over just

my patient just to prove a damn point!" he snaps, his voice

stills. Even the

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

stand back. Just stay the hell out of my

words hit harder

eyes weak.

watching as

the room pretends

judgment pressing down like

You failed.

never been good

stuck

never be as

in my

hands, I slowly walk out of

parents made the formula, yet I kept quiet and refused to take part in the program. I can see their judgemental faces and the disappointment in their

favorite doctor. That changed in the blink of

it isn't the little liar!" Melania laughs as she crosses her arms over her

price is dropping every minute thanks to your stupid staunt!"

wouldn't steal anything. He has the power to make anything his." She steps closer, "But you selling out his secret was pretty bitchy! Why? She cooks her head to the side, "Did you think that would get

spit, not having any energy

can think whatever

Wait.

out his secret?"

"The little snitch doesn't even know she's a snitch! Did they promise to keep you anonymous? Well

even let her Finnish as I sprint

push through the hallway doors, barely aware of

staff.

short, ragged bursts as I

sun burning

with blood still

and throw them in the nearby bin. It's a little reckless

myself right now.

with trembling fingers and dial

It rings.

And rings.

And rings.

goes

me. Right

going on. Please-" my words are caught in my

with Luca.