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I dug through the bags and went through it all. The most recent item I’d bought over three years ago.

Bored. It hit me like a ton of bricks. I’d been bored and in such a routine that I’d gotten ready like a robot even after ending it with Tommy. It wasn’t exciting or fun, but a routine like washing the sheets on Sundays and getting into a clean bed that night.

And it was nothing like the two nights I’d spent with the wolf living a few floors below me. Just thinking about that made me shiver and crave the damn wolf again.

No, tonight was about me and moving on. I felt the closure though and bagged it all back up again. I didn’t think I could donate lingerie or anything that old even if in good shape. Maybe the nightgowns?

No.

No, I didn’t even want to pass on the juju from it all onto someone who deserved better. It was best just to have it tossed and sent back into the Earth or whatever. Buried and put to peace like the dead.

I felt settled from that and the next morning decided to pick up too many delicious donuts for the administrative staff…Only to have my good mood ruined when I found some resident hanging all over Dr. Clark and flirting.

I had no idea who she was, but I instantly wanted her dead.

Yeah, Carla’s right and I’m jealous. Great. That’s exactly what I need right now, twit.

I was too on edge though, and every time I almost blew my top, my mind went back to my naked time with Dr. Clark. It was so inappropriate at times, but… I wanted the stress relief. I wanted him. It was time to just admit it.

Really, it was.

And apparently, the stress was going to keep coming.

Tuesday morning, I was cornered by the mother of one of the remaining board members. The way she talked down to me deserved several smacks. She basically acted like she was doing me a favor giving me her youngest son like I didn’t know it was to solidify her eldest son’s position on the board… And to get him more power.

I was so disgusted that I couldn’t get my mouth to work and worried my magic would actually hurt the woman I was so on edge. When she went into my wealth and said she would need to check it was real and not rumors for anything real to come about, I seriously moved my arm like I was raising it to hit her.

But Dr. Clark saved me. He was there right when I needed him to get me out of the mortifying and rage-inducing situation.

Again. He was there for me again.

And I liked that. More than I could admit.

Which was why I completely snapped when his “friend” from back home came to interview at the hospital and I walked up on another display. Carla was right and it was time to get myself a big helping of hot Alpha wolf and make sure his focus stayed on me.

14

Ha-joon

My week had taken a turn when Mandy had shown up to ASH talking about applying. She was a bit overly friendly like we were actually friends, and I didn’t like the vibe coming from her. Something was up and her wanting to announce to the department heads we were besties when I hadn’t even talked to her in a year made that clear.

And that had been in passing.

But my Friday was looking up after an odd turn of events.

Right as I reached my car, I heard a woman cuss and a loud bang. I flinched and hurried to glance around and figure out what was going on. I realized it was the hood of a car when I saw Ellie smack hers from several spots down.

“You okay?” I called over as I immediately jogged towards her.

Her head snapped up and she did a double take, wincing like she was caught instead of giving her car a death look. “I’m fine. My car won’t start.”

“Like won’t turn over or won’t even get power?” I asked.

“Power,” she mumbled, shaking her head and extra angry for the situation. Then again, she’d been through so much lately it wasn’t even funny.

“Let me drive you home and you can call your insurance to get a jump and battery switched or whatever,” I offered.

She sighed, something simmering in her eyes. “Yeah, it should be fine tomorrow. Thanks.”

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