Not A Small-Town Girl

incredible! Why not work alongside your brother in the Northern District?" Garrett said.

In their bid to recruit Danielle, the commanders pulled out all the stops, paying no mind to the astonished looks of the crowd, their faces filled with eager anticipation.

Danielle was speechless, thinking, ’Is this for real? This is getting absurd...

Sensing her reluctance, they softened their approach. "Take your time to decide. No rush."

Danielle replied with a polite but firm tone, "I’m flattered, but I’m only here to treat the patients. The sparring and shooting matches were just spur-of- the-moment. I’ll start school soon, so I’m afraid I have to decline."

in disbelief. "Wait, you know medicine?" They didn’t register her rejection;

wisely kept quiet, knowing she wanted no further

commanders brooded over their failure to bring her on board, Danielle’s phone rang. It

for the day?" David’s captivating voice came

replied, recalling their

to pick

be busy, Danielle