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Chapter 16.

ผู้เขียน: Kriya Chauhan
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Ryker was back to being Ryker – an infuriating, obnoxious, and utterly hateful presence. Did I mention annoying? Because if I didn’t, I should have. The hardest part, the absolutely soul-crushing hardest part, was that he was still technically my patient. That meant I had to perform mental gymnastics of Olympic proportions to rein in every single ounce of annoyance and white-hot anger bubbling inside me. It was a constant battle, a silent war waged behind a forced façade of professional composure, and frankly, I was exhausted.

“So, are you free this evening?” Ryker’s voice, a smooth, infuriating drawl laced with that ever-present smirk, cut through my focused concentration. My hands, which had been carefully unwrapping a fresh roll of gauze, paused. He tapped my arm – just a light tap, nothing more – but I instinctively flinched away as if his touch carried a debilitating electric current. A wave of goosebumps prickled my skin, not from attraction, but from pure, unadulterated revulsio
Kriya Chauhan

One of these days, Stella might actually end up in a mental asylum because of all this. Seriously, that, or her brain might just explode from the sheer amount of anger she has for him. It's a real toss-up. Hey everyone, before I dive deeper into this story, I really need to make something super clear: this is pure fiction. Like, completely made-up. I have absolutely zero intention of harming anyone’s beliefs, and this book is definitely not meant to mock anyone’s religion. This is purely for entertainment, and with the next part coming up, I really hope you all keep that in mind. Things are about to get pretty dark. So, if dark romance isn't your thing, or if you've been reading their interactions so far and thought this was turning into some cute, fluffy love story, consider this your heads-up.

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