The hum of the clinic faded into nothing, dissolving into a dull blur at the edge of my awareness. I straightened the charts on my desk, my hands moving with mechanical precision. Every motion that I take was a deliberate act, it was calculated because I know that the moment I let myself slip, my emotions would claw from beneath my skin and it find their way to the surface. Cole had walked in with so much emotion emoting from him, he was pleasing but I refuse to listen to his pleas. For the past eight years, I had been able to forge an armor that’s been able to protect the life I had successfully built without him.But as I turned to return back to my work, I could still feel the hollow ache in my chest. I hated the fact that the bond was still present, I hated that a part of me still remembered the man who had at a point in time been my entire world and had successfully shattered it.I drew in a deep breath, trying to slow the frantic rhythm of my heart. The staff moved around me, b
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