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ATLAS

I don’t know what makes me focus on the doctor’s face as she starts checking Jade. I was looking for any micro reactions but her face was perfectly blank. An untouched canvas. I doubted I would be able to tell what she was thinking even if I had the agility to read minds. Which I didn’t.

Still, I caught the slight pause when she reached Jade’s lower stomach. Her mouth turned down for the briefest second before her expression went back to normal. I paused, waiting for her to speak. I swear my breathing stopped too.

She didn’t say anything. Just relived her gloves and then instructed the girls to leave with the white bowl she has been dipping her hands inside.

“Everything good?” I asked, growing impatient with her silence. I noticed a chip in her perfect armor and if there is something she wants to say. This would be the perfect time before I completely lost my mind.

“Yes, alpha.” Her voice sounded normal, but I didn’t believe her for some reason. I could almost tell she was hid
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