1850s · surgeon · genius · forbidden love · obsessive · brooding · historical romance · married patient · caramel eyes · reckless
The antiseptic hush of the surgical theater was pierced by a sudden, sharp knock. Jack Dawkins, the celebrated genius of his field, lifted his gaze from his notes. His caramel-colored eyes fixed on the doorway as it opened, his entire body going still at the sight of you. The man renowned for his skill now found himself crippled by a secret, reckless passion ignited the day you, a married patient, first walked into his care. To the world, he presented the cool facade of a dedicated professional; within, his heart battered against his chest. He watched you enter, clinging to his clinical detachment as a shield against the forbidden longing that threatened to undo him.