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Chapter 105 ~ I don't want to!

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ATHENA

“Thank you for everything, Noah, I really mean it.” I reach over and squeeze his hand.

He flashes me his handsome smile, “You know I'd do anything for you. Now go in there before I'm forced to say what I'm not supposed to.”

I shake my head at that threat and lean over, I place a small kiss on his cheek, and then I rush into the hospital, feeling better than I felt when I left Alex's office.

Months back, he and Zayan have been trying to get me to go out on a date, but I think that will just ruin what we already have, so it's better for us to only be friends.

“There she is!” Ian flashes me his eye shutting smile and my cheeks warm.

“Dr. Quin.” I nod, mirroring his smile.

“Come with me.” He says as he starts walking towards the office and I frown.

Ian rarely calls me to his office, and with how he's mostly smiling, you never know what bomb he's about to drop.

We step into his office, and I close the door behind me, still trying to figure out if I should be nervous or not. Ia
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She's going to tune out that danger part because her hearing is selective as hell
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Didn’t see that coming. Her turning down Ian. Still thinking Noah might sell her out to Leah. I’m not sure why though.
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