Love Unspoken

Drained to her core, Quinn allowed her eyes to flutter shut, succumbing to the intensity of his yearning.

Abruptly, Alexander's fingers found her chin, lifting it gently. His voice, rough and husky, pierced the silence, "Quinn."

Her eyes fluttered open, meeting his. The fervor mirrored in his gaze was impossible to ignore, causing her own to waver.

Aware of the need to reserve her strength for the impending hospital visit, she pressed her lips together. After a moment's pause, her fingers began to work on the buttons of his shirt.

He leaned in, capturing her lips once more, even as the cold from the floor seeped into them. A bedsheet was pulled down in haste, discarded carelessly onto the ground...

...

Downstairs, the Doctor sat in a state of restless anxiety, the passing hour doing nothing to ease his nerves.

At last, he spotted Quinn and Alexander descending the staircase. Quinn's unsteady steps and flushed cheeks caused a crack in the Doctor's previously composed facade.

They paid him no mind, Alexander guiding Quinn out the door, leaving the Doctor standing in a state of disarray and confusion.

Quinn slid into the car, and Alexander, true to his word, drove her directly to the hospital.

rushed to Juliet's usual corner, only to find a stranger occupying the bed. Panic gripped her, and she began a frantic search through the hospital corridors, her eyes scanning each face but never finding Juliet. Alexander remained a short distance away, his arms folded as he leaned against a wall. He watched her navigate through the crowd, his gaze steady and

Quinn returned to Alexander's side, her eyes seeking answers in

in the VIP ward upstairs," he revealed after

Quinn was taken aback.

quieter, less chaotic floor. He led her to a room, pushed open the door, and there lay Juliet, the elderly woman, on the bed. Quinn rushed to Juliet's side, sinking to her knees beside the bed. Juliet's eyes were closed, but the steady beep of the monitor beside her was

weight in Quinn's heart eased at the rhythmic beeping. She turned to look at Alexander, her

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She rose obediently and exited the room. Alexander closed the door behind them and asked,

stable," Alexander replied, "but the treatments going forward are going

Quinn froze.

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