Your Love Is But a Dream

Chapter 61

Chapter

61

was that doctor from around here? He doesn't seem like someone from the focal clinic," Alexander asked suddenly, breaking the silence.

Clara paused, her fingers hovering o

"screen. She glanced ugrat him, hesitating; for a jnment before replying.

"A volleague recommended him."

She kept her explanation briet, Clara distn't want to mention Filan's involvement. His background wasn't simple, and she wasn't sure where Alexander came from newhsche was here. Revealing too much could complicate things for Mlun, and she didn't want to risk that. Alexander raised a brow. "The guy who dropped you off the other night?"

picked her up Friday night. He'd only caught a glimpse of his profile, but something about him seemed vaguely familiar. He couldn't place a fingri on

inclined to elaborate, Alexander dropped

replied with

for a moment longer, then leaned back against the headboard, pretending to be casual as he asked, "You seem to like painting a lot. So why did you come out here to trach instead of sticking with

froze mid-motion. That was the first time Alexander had asked such a

her lap as she quelled the flicker of unease rising inside her. She timed her gaze to him, her voice ever. "What about you? You don't seem like you're from here, either. So why are you in this little town?" Alexander blinked, momentarily caught off guard. He hadn't expected her to flip the question back on him. He'd thought she was the type to quietly deflect,

he leaned against the headboard, his tone light but with

She wasn't someone who pretended to be soft-spoken-she'd

Care stood and walked over to the IV stand, adjusting the tubing as she replaced the finished saline bag with the next one.

Once it's done, you can take the needle out yourself. I'll head

response, but Alexander's voice stopped

With that, she left.

in the city, Willie had been left scrambling to manage everything in Wren's absence. He had left

two days, and her calls went straight to voicemail. At first, she'd thought ignoring him and complaining to Carlisle would make binitome crawling back out of guilt, but no Wren hadn't i botleted to send a message. Furious, Ivy decided to