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Cassian's povI slip out of bed where Maya casually lies, her back out in the open. The need to trail my fingers on its claws but the banging on the door has intensified.I unlock the door stepping out. “What?” I ask, looking at Holden. “I've got something,” he says looking into the room. I pull the door closed.“Give me five minutes.”“It can't wait,” he says with apprehension in his eyes. I sigh, locking the door and following him. His room smells like fries and sharp cologne. He touches something on his computer and a house comes into view. Don Meyos.“What am I looking at?” I ask, narrowing my eyes at the computer. He reverses the video and the anticipation is killing me.“Since you told me to investigate Don Meyos daughter,” he starts. “It has been harder than I thought.”“Yeah so?”He rolls his eyes. “I infiltrated their home CCTV camera system and found out she is dead.”My eyebrows raise. “What?”He sighs. “The first couple of days have been hard to get in touch with her and t
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Cassian's povI meet with one of the guards by the stairwell, “call all the board members except Roxanne and tell them to come here immediately.”He nods taking out his phone. I brush past him determination burning inside me like an inferno. If she thinks she is smart, I'm smarter than her in every way. They arrive shortly, confusion etched on their faces. We all head inside the conference room, the air thick with unresolved tension. “What's this impromptu meeting about?” Don Celestine asks, his brows furrowed.I clasp my hands on the table clearing my throat. “We need to get rid of Roxanne,” I mumble. They gasp looking at each other.“Why is that?” Don Hurio asks, his voice echoing around the room.“She took down one of us,” I mumble sliding files of her standing beside Don Meyos daughter. I don't know if she killed her but right now, I don't care. They look at the photos for a while before looking at me. Don Hurio bites at his lip making it look puffy.“This must be resolved immedi
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Maya's povI refresh my Gmail waiting to see if any of the hospitals I applied to have replied — but nothing. None of them even bothered to answer if I was qualified enough.I swallow the lump in my throat closing the laptop with a click, intertwining my hands on the counter.What if I can never be a surgeon again?Or feel the weight of the scalpel in my hands as I tear the flesh open?I will lose it. I bite down on my lower lip trying to contain the frustration bubbling inside. I wasn't born to be anything else or any other type of doctor.I was born to be a surgeon.I look around the house and the walls suddenly feel like they are caving in. Cassian disappeared to God knows where leaving me tucked safely in my thoughts after what happened with Roxanne. Holden has disappeared into thin air, now that he is a board member I don't think he will ever have time for me. I can't talk to my parents for three minutes without lying to them. I'm all alone.I take the mug of coffee to the sink,
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Cassian's pov“What do you mean you don't know where she is?” I ask the gun safely held in my hand. All the guards kneel in front of me scowling in fear.“We, looked for her everywhere sir,” one says his voice shaking. I click my tongue firing the gun. It goes right between his skull and he falls forward a puddle of blood already forming around his head.My hands go in the air. “Does anybody know where she is or do I need to kill each one of you?”Holden intervenes. “Did you check the CCTV?” I ask, searching for a glimmer of hope.I can't loose her.He sighs. “They were all turned off.”I scoff touching my mouth, this is unbelievable. I promised I would keep her safe and now she's gone, away from me.“Could it be that she left on her own?” One asks and I loose it. I fire the gun multiple times drilling holes into his chest. “Fool.”She couldn't do that, leave everything behind — leave me behind.“What if it's Roxanne?” Holden asks his voice cutting through my thoughts.“Think about it
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Maya's povRough hands lift me off the floor loosening the knots around my feet. The cold fabric that clings to my skin makes me shudder as a shiver runs down my spine.My throat aches, raw, a cold settling in. “What's going on?” My elbow is still sore from earlier.They don't respond. A bag that smells like expired oranges is shoved over my head.“Walk,” he growls, pushing me forward.“How do you expect me to walk when I can't even see where I am going?” I ask but my question is met with another shove.“Just walk and shut up.”We walk for a few minutes disgust of walking bare foot making me sick to my stomach. We enter a room humming with conversation. “Ugh, what do I do about my stupid fucking leg?” Someone asks her Spanish accent dripping in as she speaks.“Can't you tell that puta to fix it? I heard she is a doctor,” someone says. And laughter follows heavy and disturbing.God, where is Cassian?Someone removes the bag over my head harshly. And I blink rapidly trying to adjust to
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Cassian's povI tie the turban over my face trying to remain as discreet as possible and that involved coming to this mission alone. I couldn't be accompanied by anyone else, not when Maya's life was at stake.I meet Victor at a downtown local pub chugging down a glass of beer. “You stand out like a sore thumb,” he spits looking around.Several people have already started staring at us and the impatience of not knowing how Maya is, is killing me. “So where is it?” I ask my fingers drumming over the table. Dust and spilled drinks cling to it and I take my fingers away.He looks around and then leans in. “Just in the middle of the city,” he responds.“So if I go I won't miss it.”He nods, his pupils rolling around his sockets like marbles. “Are you going in alone?” He asks taking the glass to his mouth.I nod, touching my lips. I really hope she is okay. “That is a death wish,” he says, drawing patterns on the table. “That place is like Fort Knocks but better.”My stomach twists. I hav
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Maya's pov“Here,” a helper says, placing something that looks like food on the floor. I grimace looking at the brown mixture. She walks away barely sparing me a second glance.My throat feels dry and my nose is clogged up from the amount of dust I've inhaled in the short amount of time I've spent here. Another sneeze breaks out and I cover my nose with my elbow.Even the mucus is brown.I look at the small grilled window on the wall and my heart breaks. It's morning and Cassian hasn't even come.My chest tightens and the tears spill. He hasn't come for me. The last shred of hope I had goes out of the window.He hasn't come for me. Why hasn't he come for me?A sob breaks out and I cover my mouth with my free hand. I saved his life and now I'm useless to him.Not even Holden bothered to come, after all I've done for them.I lean on the grill bars yanking my chained hand. It screeches and cuts on my wrist. I do it again until the guard comes looking like he wants to strangle me with hi
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Cassian's pov“You will have to get through me,” I hiss standing in front of Maya. I didn't come all this way just to have her defiled under my watch. The men step forward evil grins on their faces. My finger goes just above the trigger ready to take them out, and if they dare shoot I will be Maya's bulletproof. My heart thuds inside my chest with every step they take guns in their hands ready to attack on my account. The front door swings open harshly, and Holden and my men come dashing in guns blazing.Our eyes meet for a fleeting second and my lips tug up. I've never been so relieved to see him. The smell of gunpowder fills the air and Roxanne runs for safety. Before I knew it Maya had taken the gun out of my pants holster aiming it at her back. She falls on the floor the doom she brought with her going with the last breath she takes.Maya's hands shake and I take the gun from her hand. “It's over,” I whisper, rubbing her back. “It's over,” I repeat more to myself than to her.“Mi
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Maya's pov“Amy hey,” I mumble, cupping her face.“Hmm. You can't tell anybody about that man,” I mumble making her brows perk together.“Why?” She asks confused.My throat tightens. I may hate Cassian but I don't want him getting in trouble with the law. “Because if you tell them about that man, the bad men will come and get him.”She pouts her eyes becoming glossier again. “Will they get us too?”I shake my head. “The police are here to keep us safe.”“But—”I cut her off. “Pinky promise?”She intertwines her pinky with mine and just in time a police car stops outside the shop. “Pinky promise.”Dr.Ben gets out rushing towards us. “Maya,” he says, looking me up and down.“What happened?” He asks and I look at my leg. “Uh, I was shot getting away,” I whisper.He lowers his eyes at me. “God, I'm so sorry.”A parademic gets in. He looks at Amy and she clings to my shirt. “I'm here,” I mumble when I see she is reluctant to leave.Ben gives me a curious glance. “Yeah, we hid until we sa
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Cassian's povMy phone trembles in my hand as I dial Maya's line again, it goes directly to voicemail and I feel my whole body shake. This is stupid. My hands clutch the steering wheel tighter as I meander through the streets my mind going to the worst case scenariosWhat if they got to her?By the thought of that I increase the speed. Nothing can happen to her. I thought the best solution was keeping her away from me so she could be safe but here she is, far away and still in danger. I reach the Bay area grabbing my guns. A fire truck sits there and an injured patient and a firefighter lies there dead. I sigh in relief when I find she's not in there.Did she come in this?I walk ahead looking for any sign of her, the air too still for comfort. I call her line again and this time it rings but she doesn't answer.“Maya, where are you?” I whisper looking at the buildings. The smell of gunpowder clings to the air, the last rays of the sun peering on the ground.The necklace. Did she take
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Maya's povI roll on the bed a heavy arm draped against my waist. I look at my bare skin and the man sleeping next to me.Holden.Last night's events flood back and I bite down on my lip.What have I done?I look at the clock — 6;19, it's almost time for work. I slowly slip out of the bed each squeak of the mattress sending a tremor down my body. My bare feet find ground and I take the robe by the chair tying it around my body as if it will hide the shame clawing its way up my spine.What was I thinking?I shouldn't have let this happen.All of this was behind me. I step into the shower the warm water cascading over me, trailing a familiar path down my body. How could I have been so careless?Ten minutes later, my hair was tied back, my scrubs on my body. My fingers tremble as I tap Holden awake scared of what I might find. His eyes flutter open, his whole demeanor screaming sleepy.“Ugh, it's morning,” he says, his voice soft and husky.I twitch at where I stand, the need to get a
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Maya's povSusan glares at me as I crane my neck to look through the transparent glass just in time to see a car drive off. Was it Cassian or am I hallucinating?God, I miss him so much I'm seeing him at work. Like he would ever come here.“Dr. Sanchez,” a fellow calls placing a baby in my arms. “Clean her up and take her to the NICU.”I look at the baby safely wrapped around a baby shoal and I envy it. God, what I would give to have no problems or worries.Especially of someone you can never have, be with. I find the nurse working there giving her the baby. “You can go inform the mother.”I nod trekking to her room. She lies inside the room clutching her empty stomach. “Your baby is safe in the NICU and she will be delivered to you shortly.”Her lips tug up. “Are you feeling fine?” I ask and she nods.“Where's my boy?”“Its a she,” I correct.“No, the one with the man that brought us here. He is two years old.”I look around. “Let me go find him.”I halt. “What's his name?”“Joe.”I
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Cassian's povI clutch my phone tightly, my heart feeling like it will rip out of its ribcage. Maya.She just called me after all I've put her through. My thumb lingers over the call button, my hand literally trembling.Doesn't she hate me?What does this even mean?I bite my lip, pressing it but my heart shatters when it says it's disconnected.What if it was a mistake?Maybe she didn't mean to.I drop it on my desk rubbing my face with my hands. I let out a shaky breath. This is torture. How did I ever think I could stay away from her?I pick my jacket and car keys. I'm going to find her. I get into my car, turning it on and driving out of the estate. I look at the time and it's a little bit after midnight.Where am I even going?I stop the car by the side of the road banging my fist on the steering wheel. What kind of person am I becoming?“Maya,” I whisper, the name feeling like a burden I can't carry. I sit up late trying to imagine my life before her and I can't even fathom thre
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Maya's pov“You should come,” Benta whines as I close the locker, fixing my jacket.“Yeah, you came back and have been working nonstop, you need to have some fun,” Liv adds, swaying her hips.I chuckle pulling the bag to my shoulder. “Ugh, don't you even dare say no tomorrow we don't have work,” Benta interjects.I smile nodding. I need some fun. They all cheer. “We are going to the club,” Lisa hums.We leave for the bar, the clock at ten p.m sharp. My legs feel a bit sore but I think I can hold on for some hours. Find my footing around men without Cassian.The club is packed by the time we arrive and we weave to the open bar. “Tequila shots and keep them coming,” Benta says, tapping the counter playfully.The guy smiles, pouring us three glasses. I take mine downing it in a go. “You ain't playing,” Lisa says, shoving me slightly.I chuckle looking at the guy. He winks and my cheeks warm. “He is really hot,” she whispers. I pinch her thigh. “Not happening.”“I can ask for you when he
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Cassian's povI remove the pods from my ears watching Holden's figure meander inside the house. He wears an ugly brown hood and washed-away jeans that make him look homeless.“Holden,” I call grabbing his attention. He looks up, dark circles covering his eyes.“Where have you been?” I ask my voice echoing around the house. He sighs touching his temples. “Why are you being so loud?”He brushes past me and I grab his arm. The stench of alcohol wraps around him and my stomach twists. “Seriously, where have you been?”He unclutches my fingers from his arm. “Just around.”I trail his face. “Are you okay?”Something etches in his face. “When did you start caring about my well-being”“When you decided to disappear for more than three weeks,” I counter.“It doesn't matter, I'm back.”Before I can ask him more questions he moves to the stairwell climbing up. I watched him until he disappeared through the hallway.I huff rubbing my hand over my forehead. What is going on with him?I look throu
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Maya's povI scrub my hands smiling through the enclosed space. I never thought I'd be back here.“Mrs Sanchez,” Dr Ben calls, sliding to the tap next to me. I look at him briefly before focusing my attention on the operating room — it's beautiful.Tools are arranged properly in basins, minimal fluorescent lighting, and nurses surround the patient. It's like heaven on earth.“Mrs Sanchez,” he repeats his voice, breaking through my thoughts. “Uh, did you say something?”We walk inside the scrub nurses helping us with the surgical clothes. “I asked if you prepared for the surgery.”I nod standing across from him. “Then tell me what it's about.”“We are performing a coronary artery bypass grafting, to restore blood flow to the blocked artery with the vessel we take from the patients leg.”“Okay, so what is the first step?” He asks, his piercing blue eyes pinning me in place.I clear my throat. “You make an incision on the chest.”He glares at me. “The median sternotomy, then you split th
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Maya's povDear Maya Isabelle Sanchez,I am glad to inform you that you have received a position back at Mercy Grace Hospital as a resident. After reviewing your case file and after much discussion with the board, we have concluded that your termination was unwarranted. You are a talented surgeon and one mistake should not shape your whole career. We would be honored to have you return and work for us so that we can nurture you into the fine surgeon you've always wanted to become.Chief Surgeon,Xavier McKinney.”I re-read the email again my hands trembling.“Am I dreaming?” I chuckle softly, overwhelmed in disbelief.Do they want me back?They want me back.I clutch my phone tightly and for a split second I almost run to show my parents but I remember they don't know the predicament that I was in.What I lost. What I gave up on.But that doesn't matter anymore I can be a surgeon again.Cassian.I shake my head.“No, he is yesterday's news.”This is a second chance to get what I want
