NINAI had been a nurse for six years. I had seen men die. I had held hands while hearts stopped beating. I had been puked on, screamed at, grabbed, and cried on. Nothing shocked me anymore.Then Dr. Ethan Cross walked into the break room.It was three in the morning. I was drinking cold coffee from a styrofoam cup, staring at the vending machine as if it owed me money.I hadn't slept in twenty hours. My hair was falling out of its ponytail. There was a stain on my scrubs that I was pretending wasn't there.He opened the door and the whole room changed.Not because he was handsome. He was. Dark hair, sharp jaw, eyes the color of whiskey. But that wasn't it. It was the way he moved, like he owned every room he walked into.He didn't look at me at first. He walked to the coffee maker, poured himself a cup, and leaned against the counter. His white coat was unbuttoned. His sleeves were rolled up. I could see the veins in his forearms."New?" he asked.His voice was low. Rough. Like he ha
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