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Chapter 41

Karma's POVI froze. For one terrifying second I couldn't breathe, Noah was awake.He was sitting against the raised hospital bed, looking pale, exhausted and far too thin after only three days, but he was awake. His eyes slowly lifted until they met mine. "Hi." He said.That one word broke me.I covered my mouth with both hands. The tears came before I could stop them, they came harder than I expected.Harder than every sleepless night I had spent beside this bed wondering if he would ever open his eyes again."No..." I whispered, shaking my head. "No… Karma..." I crossed the room in seconds. Before I even realized what I was doing, my arms were around him, carefully.Terrified of hurting him, I buried my face against his shoulder and cried.Not elegant tears, not quiet tears, but the ugly kind that left your chest aching. The kind that stole your breath."I'm sorry," I sobbed. "I'm so, so sorry." I felt his hand slowly slide into my hair. His movements were weak. Painfully slow.But

Chapter 42

Karma's POVI looked down at our hands, his fingers were wrapped around mine so naturally that it felt like they had always belonged there and for the first time in a very long time, my mind wasn't racing. Not thinking about any other thing, just Noah, just us."I've scared you enough already, haven't I?" I asked quietly.He smiled. "I think we've both done a good job of terrifying each other." A small laugh escaped me. "I think so too."Silence settled between us again, comfortable this time and also safe."I don't know how to do this," I admitted, "What?""This."I gestured between us."I've never... had something this intense before, I cared about my late boyfriend but I never….""You don't have to say what you don't want to say.""I might make mistakes, you know?" I asked."I definitely will.""I'll probably overthink everything." I added. "I already know that.""I'll run sometimes.""I know.""I'll need you to stop me.""I'll do that too." I looked into his eyes.There wasn't an

Chapter 43

Noah's POVThere are two kinds of people after surgery. The first kind follows every instruction the doctor gives them, while the second kind believes they're indestructible. Unfortunately, I belonged to the second category.Fortunately for everyone around me… Karma belonged to the first.Which meant I didn't stand a chance. "I can carry my own groceries.""No.""I can.""Noah.""I've been carrying groceries since I was nineteen." She folded her arms across her chest. "You also had metal removed from your chest eight days ago." She pointed out. "Technically beside my chest." She gave me a look, the exact look that reminded me she was both my girlfriend and a cardiothoracic surgeon. The girlfriend part melted me but the surgeon part terrified me."You are not driving.""I wasn't planning to.""You are not lifting anything heavier than a kettle.""I wasn't planning to.""You are not returning to work until I say so.""I…" then I paused, because that would seem a bit difficult. She raise

Chapter 44

Karma's POVBy the time I parked the car in the hospital parking lot, Noah was already reaching for the door handle before I could switch off the engine. "I can walk on my own, Doctor," he said, amusement dancing in his eyes. "I know you can," I replied, taking my handbag from the passenger seat and locking the car. "That doesn't mean I'm going to stop worrying."He smiled… the kind of smile that still managed to make my chest feel strangely light."I have an appointment with Dr. Pettersen," he reminded me."I know." You need to get yourself checked "So stop looking like you're escorting me into open-heart surgery." He said sarcastically.I rolled my eyes at him, "I'll stop when you start taking yourself seriously, you don't want to tear open the stitches right?." He laughed softly before reaching across the center console to squeeze my hand. "I'll be fine."For a brief moment, I forgot we were standing in the hospital parking lot. I only looked at our joined hands before looking bac

Chapter 45

Karma's POVThe next morning, I went to work as usual, but something felt different. I was able to meet up my appointments, go for scheduled surgeries, I was like and automated person because I wasn't thinking straight Noah, he was still there, still replying to my messages, still asking if I had eaten, still picking up my call when I called him but something about him felt distant. It wasn't the Noah I had gotten used to… the man who looked at me like I was the only person in the room, the man who always found a reason to touch my hand or make me smile and always sending funny messages and intentional messages to me without restriction.This Noah was careful and I hated it. I tried not to overthink it. I had spent enough years building walls around myself; I refused to let one strange day make me believe something was wrong between us.But by the afternoon, I couldn't ignore it anymore. I know I would have to confront him whether I like it or not, whether he likes it or not.By the

Chapter 46

Karma's POVThe hospital directors' meeting lasted longer than I expected. By the time I stepped out of the boardroom, I felt like I had aged ten years, I wish I could by-pass all these meetings but they are my responsibility.There was always something, budgets, staffing issues, equipment upgrades, new policies.Everyone wanted answers, and as the CEO, everyone expected me to have them. I understood the responsibility that came with my position, but sometimes I missed the days when my biggest concern was simply saving a patient's life in the operating room, researching a patient's case and trying to do something within and out of my power to save them.Not managing an entire institution. Still, this hospital was my responsibility.And I refused to let anyone take that away from me.After the meeting ended, I checked my schedule and realized I had a few minutes before my next appointment. The thought of just canceling these appointments and going to Noah's place of work to surprise hi

Chapter 47

Karma's POVI spent the next hour pretending I could still function like a normal human being.I couldn't.Every patient file I picked up blurred together. Every conversation sounded distant. Every time I tried to focus, all I could see was Dami's mother sitting beside that hospital bed, I hadn't seen her in years. I wasn't even sure she would recognize me if we stood face to face.But I recognized her immediately. Some faces became a permanent part of your memory.Hers was one of them.After misreading a patient's chart for the second time, I closed the file with a quiet sigh.. This wasn't safe, not for me and certainly not for my patients.I pressed the intercom. "Sandra." I called out to my secretary. Her voice came almost immediately. "Yes, Doctor?""Reschedule the rest of my appointments today." There was a brief pause."Everything?""Yes, everything." I confirmed. "You never cancel appointments.""I know.""Is everything alright?” I leaned back in my chair and rubbed my temples.

Chapter 48

Noah's POVThe follow-up interview with Mrs. Lawson should have been straightforward. Instead, it left me frustrated.Ethan and I had been called to her house three nights earlier after the neighbours reported another violent domestic dispute. By the time we arrived, her husband had already been taken into custody. She had a split lip, bruises around her neck and a fractured wrist.This morning was supposed to be her formal statement..She sat across from us with both hands wrapped around a paper cup of tea, her eyes fixed on the floor."Mrs. Lawson," Ethan said gently, "we only need you to tell us what happened."Silence.I had seen this silence too many times. Victims who had finally escaped, only to convince themselves they deserved to go back.After almost five minutes, she finally spoke. "I don't want to press charges."Ethan sighed quietly. "Has he threatened you again?" She shook her head."I just... I don't want him to lose his job." I clenched my jaw."He almost killed you.""

Chapter 49

Helena's POVWatching my son leave the country was far more difficult than I had imagined. The airport had never felt so cold.Theon sat in his wheel chair beside me with a backpack on his lap, his passport clutched tightly in one hand. He looked healthier than he had months ago. His eyes no longer carried the same permanent fear, and he smiled more often now, even if the smiles were still hesitant.Therapy had helped, so I would like to believe. Not enough to erase what had happened though, nothing ever would. But enough that he had begun to believe there was still a future waiting for him. That was all I had ever wanted."Are you sure you'll be alright?" he asked quietly. I smiled. "I should be asking you that.""I'll miss you.""I'll miss you too."He looked at me, gave me a sweet sad smile, reached out to my hands and squeezed them. There had been a time when my son hated being touched. Now he initiated physical touch.That alone reminded me how far he had come. "You'll call?" he

Chapter 50

Karma's POV The moment we got into Noah's apartment, I couldn't help myself. I immediately pulled him down for a searing kiss, his lips immediately parted, giving me access to explore. As the kiss intensified, he pulled back and looked at me, I stared back at him, heating up from everything that's going on.I know he can see it from my eyes how much I crave the connection and bodily contact between us, holding me with one of his hands he pulled me deeper into the living room, put down the things in his hands and without thinking twice, scooped me in his hands and carried me to his room, I let out a light laugh as he dropped me on his bed.By the time I sat up properly his shirt was already gone, and he crawled over to where I sat on his bed.His large hands pulled me close to him and kissed me all over again, his kisses came with this particular flare. We've not been in this position for the longest time since his accident and the passion that I could feel from within could burn us a

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