Shattered Longings

Chapter 17 Don’t Do Anything Reckless

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Chapter 17 Don’t Do Anything Reckless

Too much had happened that night for Bella to process, so she kept drinking, drowning her thoughts in alcohol.

Lia wanted to drink with her, but Bella stopped her. “You better not. If your heart condition flares up, I’ll be too drunk to save you.”

Lia chuckled. “With a doctor by my side, what’s there to worry about? My heart’s not that fragile. Besides, you became a cardiologist because of me. I owe you a drink for that.”

Bella had chosen to study medicine and become a cardiologist because of Lia’s congenital heart condition. Lia was her only friend, and Bella had tasted loss enough times to know she feared loneliness more than anything.

By the time it was past midnight, Bella was so drunk her consciousness had started to blur. For someone who rarely drank, this night had been far too wild.

“I’ll take you home…” Lia slurred while holding onto a shred of sobriety.

phone as she mumbled, “I don’t want you to…

offense, but you’re hopeless. Even drunk, you’re still thinking

on the screen. After a few failed attempts,

are you? Come pick me

other end of the line, Felix frowned as he got out of bed and started getting dressed. “Stay there. I’m coming to

had dialed the wrong number, but Felix couldn’t leave her alone. After all, his confession to her back in college hadn’t been

he scanned the area until he spotted two women slumped over in a corner booth, both

I’m here.

you

before responding, “She called the

of it to argue, and she trusted Felix. She’d heard enough about him from Bella to know he was

she gave a half–hearted warning. “You

home. Once you’re there, send a text to Bella’s phone to let us know you’re safe. I’ll keep an

Felix made sure Lia got into a cab and gave the driver

entirely on him. He hadn’t expected that after all these years, this would be