I headed home feeling very happy. Feeling accomplished.
I headed to my room and paused when I found someone standing outside my door. The passage was dimly lit. So, I had to go closer to get a proper view of his face.
*Jace?” I stopped in my tracks, squinting my eyes,
He pushed off from the wall where he leaned, giving me that annoying smirk of his. “Yes, my hopeless child! It is !!”
I laughed as I ran into his arms. But our hug was brief. I needed answers.
“It’s–It’s late. What’re you doing here?” And more importantly, how does he plan on getting home?
“Yes, it’s late. So, mind telling me why you’re just coming home?”
“Oh, shut up, dad.” I rolled my eyes. “I have a job now. Back to my question. What’re you doing here?”
“Well, he shrugged. “You staring at your newest neighbor. Open the door, Ly.”
Wait, what? “I don’t understand.” I scoffed. “Please, stop with your-”
“I’m not joking. I got Kael to help me. Although,” he furrowed his brows. “I still don’t know what he had to say to Jaris to let me move in here.”
“Hold on, Jace. Why would you move in?”
“Why else? To watch over your careless ass. You’ll be here for a year. Your life is in danger at the moment. So, I need to be here to protect you when the worst happens.”
My heart melted from the revelation.
“Oh, Jace,” I made a pout. “You really shouldn’t have bothered. I’ll be fine, I promise.”
“That’s the exact thing people say before they get into trouble. Come on, the door.”
His hand on the back of my neck,he pushed me toward the door. I chuckled and opened it.
“So, you and Kael are cool now?” I asked as I worked the keyhole.
“The moon forbid it. I was almost forced to go on my knees to beg that asshole to listen to me. I wonder how people deal with him. His type are the ones we need less in the world.”
I laughed as I walked into the dark room with Jace following. I turned on the lights.
“How was your first day at TCH?” My smile dropped as soon as he asked.
I hesitated, dropping my bag on the bed before going to the dresser to take off my wristwatch.
“Boring. I was asked to heal a man but couldn’t.”
I refused to tell him the rest, that I snuck out and later healed him. I didn’t think Jace would appreciate that.
He tapped me on the shoulder. “It’s for the best, Lyric. People have been surviving before you. Let’s just leave it at that.” I flashed him a wistful smile before looking away.
“Marta was clearly happy with what happened.” I rolled my eyes, recalling the annoying look she had in her face. “If it wouldn’t have been unprofessional, I’m sure she’d have laughed.”
“Marta. Who’s Marta?”
“A rude, tiring lady. Jaris‘ baby mama.”
“Oh. The mother of his twins. She works at TCH?”
“Unfortunately. She’s actually the head doctor in my department.”
“Ooh.” He clicked his tongue. “And considering the fact that you’re Jaris‘ mate, I bet she’d really make life hell for you.” “She has. Fortunately, her kids are nothing like her. They’re the sweetest things I’ve ever met. Their birthdays are actually coming up in three weeks.” I smiled, remembering when they made mention of it.
Jace clapped behind me.
A thought struck me. I turned quickly to Jace, my fingers trying to unhook my earrings. “Do you know her?”
He shook his head. “Nah. Never met her. But I
*Hm. I think she knows you, though.” I told him
Successfully unlocked!
two kids for Jaris.”
the bad the other day. He seemed surprised.
“That’s interesting. His brows were furrowed. “I’ve actually never met her before. Unless I have but didn’t know she was the
one.”
He seemed to think for some seconds. “Well, it’s a good thing I’m here. I’m sure I’ll get to meet her in no time.”
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MARTA
Marta had extra work to do and had to stay back in the office, through the night.
When she was ready to leave and was shutting her windows, she noticed Lyric leaving.
This surprised her. It was her first day here, and she was barely seen. She shouldn’t have too much work that’d require her to stay the night.
Something didn’t sit right with her. Her whole act in the surgical ward…
Compelled, she followed her instincts and reached for Mr. Owen’s room. She didn’t even know why she was there. Lyric had clearly not been able to handle Mr. Owens earlier. Yet, Marta was compelled to check on the man.
Reaching his ward, she found the man asleep. Peacefully, so.
She went closer, inspecting him, and that was when she noticed the stitches on his chest.
“What?” She breathed.
She ran her finger along the stitches, feeling how fresh they were.
It looked like a joke. Surgery had been done by the man. But by who? He wasn’t scheduled for surgery until the next day.
In a few minutes, she was seated in front of the hospital’s footage system. Normally, sha wasn’t supposed to have access to those. But Marta had been in TCH for way too long to have her way with the tech men.
One of them stood by while she went through the footage. It didn’t come as a shock when she saw Lyric entering the man’s ward that evening. She already suspected it. But confirming it caused her a little unease.
She couldn’t see what went on in the surgical ward, but Lyric stayed long enough for the surgery to be done. And when she was done and came out, she looked satisfied.
Unease prickled at her neck. How on earth did Lyric perform such complicated surgery on her own? And why did she do it in secret? It didn’t make any sense.
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