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!"

fix it, just give me

up. His expression is made of

the way, Athena," he says

I don't move.

I won't.

not taking over just because I made one

not kill my patient just to prove a damn point!" he snaps, his voice

Even

kindest out of them. Seeing him look at

out," he says coldly, "or stand back. Just stay

words hit harder

step back, my feet stiff and my eyes weak. The shame sinks deep into

corner of the room, watching as lan works

in the room pretends not to

can feel their judgment pressing down like a

You failed.

never been good

stuck to something

be as good

in my head, making my

hands,

yet I kept quiet and refused to take part in the program. I can see their judgemental faces and the

doctor. That changed in the blink of an

who we have here. if it isn't the little liar!" Melania laughs as she crosses

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

formula? What a joke! Alex 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

not having any energy left

can think whatever

Wait.

did you just say? Sold out his secret?" My

back in laughter, "The little snitch doesn't even know she's a snitch! Did they promise to keep you anonymous? Well I'm sorry but

let her Finnish as I

barely

staff.

in short, ragged bursts as I shove open the exit and spill

sun burning my skin through

shaking with

off and throw them in the nearby

myself right now.

with trembling fingers and dial his

It rings.

And rings.

And rings.

it goes

the receiver, "call me. Right

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

with Luca.