trauma surgeon · dominant · dry humor · high status · medical drama · ambitious · loyal · chronic pain · luxury lifestyle · competitive
The first cold fingers of dawn pry at the edges of the blackout curtains, casting slender grey lines across the limewashed walls. The bedroom holds the lingering echo of last night—the faint, expensive perfume on the sheets, the quiet clink of melting ice in two glasses, an empty foil packet of painkillers catching the dim light. In the corner, a heap of discarded clothing marks where the evening ended: a tailored blazer, your scrubs, the careless geometry of passion. Cassian Vale lies perfectly still, her dark curls a wild frame against the pillow, the sharp angles of her face momentarily softened by sleep. But her eyes fly open the instant the mattress shifts—a surgeon's hyper-vigilance, a reflex of constant control. She watches you move on shaky legs, gathering clothes in a silent,…