All Chapters of Claim by the Don: Chapter 281 - Chapter 290

Melanie’s POVI watched the Whipple procedure from the gallery of the OR and I had to admit. Even just watching, it felt pretty exhilarating.Dr. Danny might be a douche-bag but he was good at his job, I could admit as much. Lydia also did a good job, she didn’t fumble with the instruments and remained calm when the patient coded for a few minutes.She was going to make a very good nurse if only she could work on her attitude. Lydia's attitude was the biggest thing working against her but what could I do? I wasn't responsible for another person's actions and if she wanted to remain a bitch, then she could be my guest.Thankfully, the patient survived the surgery. He had a long and painful recovery ahead of him, but overall, it was a job well done.I didn’t watch the whole procedure because I still had work to do and only used the free time I had to do a quick check at intervals but I heard some residents who watched the ent

Melanie’s POVThe night was uphill from that moment on. Adriano and I had dinner together and he made a suggestion that shocked me to my core. He asked us to watch a movie together.So here we were, in the movie room with a bowl of popcorn and a pitcher of juice, arguing about which movie we should watch.“There’s no way I’m watching a chick movie with you,” he said.“But I don’t want to watch a horror film, they’re scary,” I argued.“That’s what makes it exciting, plus it’s not real,” he replied."It doesn't matter! For the purpose of the movie, it is very much real."Adriano sighed, clearly frustrated with me. “I’m still not watching a chick movie.”“A rom-com is not a chick movie. It’s just laid back and relaxed compared to what you want to subject me to,” I replied.“It’s just a bunch of people acting silly because they’re in love and laughing about it,” he said.

Adriano’s POVI have the worst case of blue balls to ever exist. This shit wasn’t normal anymore.I want her. I fucking want, Melanie. That much was pretty obvious.I just wasn't sure how much longer I could hold out before I lost control and fucked her seven ways to Sunday.I’ve long accepted that I wanted her in my bed but now I was beginning to harbor hopes of something more and I didn’t know if I was allowed to do that because in my line of work, hoping for happy ever after was a pipe dream.Yes, I knew my parents and grandparents found unconditional love but I like to think of them as the exception, not the rule.I once thought I had found the person I was going to spend the rest of my life with but she turned out to be a fraud. I didn’t know if I had it in me to go through all that again.Sure, Melanie didn’t hide her initial distaste for what I did but now she’s trying to come to terms with it. I wa

Melanie’s POVThe next few weeks passed by in bliss and before I knew it, I was looking forward to my evening with, Adriano. It was like we were in our own little bubble.He hasn’t made any more advances at me but we’ve been doing a lot of making out. I was all kissed out at this point and I wanted him to just throw caution to the wind and fuck me instead. He really chose the wrong time to be a gentleman because I was going through the height of sexual frustration.Every night, he walked me to my bedroom door, kissed me goodnight, and walked away from me.On the other hand, Hayley and her boyfriend have been going at it like whores on crack. Yes, I knew because she wouldn't shut up about it all the time. It was like I had a front-row seat to the details of her sexual life.Thanksgiving was two weeks away and I still hadn't told my mom whether I was coming home or not.I had been avoiding her calls, using

Melanie’s POVI think I stopped breathing for a moment.There was no way I just heard, Nik correctly, he had to be messing with me.“You’re messing with me, right?” I said.“I wish I was,” he replied and that was all I needed to hear before I began running towards the patient room.I didn’t bother looking back to find out if Nik was following me. All I knew was, Adriano has been hurt and I wanted to see him.I burst into the room and found, Adraino, lying on the bed and holding a shirt to his left arm. I stopped in my tracks, trying to catch my breath. He wasn’t unconscious, neither did he look disoriented.He was even smiling at me!“Hey, little nurse,” he said and I couldn’t hold it anymore, I burst into tears.I was in his arms in the blink of an eye while Nik walked in.“What the fuck did you do to her?” I heard Adriano ask.“I didn’t do shit! I only told her you’ve