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Her full lips compressed into a defensive bow “I would never purposely compromise one of my patients or my crew”

“If you’re unwilling to discuss cases with arding whether or not a person needs a surgical consult”

“Were you not listening? I just said that I wouldn’t coical consult, I’ll send hi hio and that she’d love to shove him down the elevator shaft to take him there “Got it?”

“Aain, wishing he knehat to say to es he’d had to burn He hadn’t had a choice

“For whatever it’s worth” He kept his voice steady, held her gaze even though looking aould have been easier than seeing the conte in her brown eyes “I’m sorry about what happened with Clara I never meant to hurt her”

Amelia’s pupils dilated and she failed to hide the pain that flashed across her face

Pain that he’d caused

Allare replaced her hurt

“And what you did toive hiuard down “Are you sorry for that, too, Dr Stanley?”

“More than I can say”

Maybe, just ive his from his past

CHAPTER THREE

“WOW, you’re really working up a sweat today,” Suzie, one of the two on board dentists and Amelia’s bunk mate, commented when she climbed onto the elliptical machine next to Amelia

“You’ve no idea,” sheshe’d already beaten her best time on the exercise equipment by several minutes, yet still she pushed on Faster and faster, drops ofher sports bra to stick to her like a damp second skin

Truth was, even if she weren’t on a stationary ht