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.

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

Even drunk, you’re still thinking about him. Fine, call

squinted at her phone, struggling to make out the words on the screen. After a

Come pick me up… I’m at Zero Bar… can’t go

Felix frowned as he got out of bed and started getting dressed.

couldn’t leave her alone. After all, his confession to her back in college hadn’t been a

until he spotted two women slumped

gently said, “Bella, I’m here. Let’s get

you here, Felix? Didn’t she call

“She called the wrong

She’d heard enough about him from Bella to know he was

a half–hearted warning. “You better not

nodded, noting that Lia still had some presence of mind. “Be careful on your way home. Once you’re there, send a text to Bella’s

both women outside, Felix made sure Lia got into a cab and

entirely on him. He hadn’t expected that after all these years, this would be the closest they’d ever