THE PROWL OF THE ICE
"You’re pretending not to care? Your heart is bleeding, Jack! You were planning a ceremony! And now, not only have I taken your man, but I’m going to make sure that old hag in there has nowhere left to run. Once I—"
CRACK.
The sound of my palm hitting her cheek was like a gunshot in the quiet ward. Sienna was thrown to the floor, her hair splaying across the tiles.
"Lin Zhixia!" she screamed, using my old birth name to insult me. "I’ll rip your throat out!"
"Dr. Mercer, thank goodness you're here! Did the surgery go well?"
The voice of a nurse outside made Sienna freeze. She didn't attack; instead, she collapsed back onto the floor, pulling her clothes into disarray as the door flew open.
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