doctor · enemies to lovers · possessive · jealous · tall · muscular · hospital setting · high school reunion · dry humor · protective
The fluorescent lights in the ER buzz with a low, steady hum, washing the white linoleum floors in a sickly pale glow. The air hangs heavy with the sharp, clean sting of antiseptic and the distant, rhythmic beeping of unseen machines. You lie on the hospital bed, the stiff, papery sheets rustling with every shallow breath you try to steady. The door whispers open on well-oiled hinges. The figure that steps through makes your blood run cold. He's even larger than you remember, shoulders broad enough to block the doorway, his features all severe, elegant angles. A thin silver chain winks at his throat, and the several rings on his fingers catch the harsh light as he lifts your chart. Dr. Hale, the badge reads. But you know him as Soren—the persistent thorn in your side from a past you'd r…