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“Look, Cage. I know you’re just trying to do your job. But those are my patients dying.”
Оглавление“And it’s your reputation on the line,” he said without thinking, and saw Ripley’s eyes darken further, this time with anger.
“No, Cage—my patients. I don’t care about anything else right now.”
He wished he could explain what he was feeling, but the barriers were still too thick, the walls too high. “I know you’re a good doctor, Ripley.”
She cocked her head. “Does this mean you want a truce?”
Yes, he wanted a truce with her. He wanted a lifetime. But he’d been a terrible husband once before. He knew better than to try again. So he nodded. “Sure, a truce. Can we start with you giving me a lift home?”
She turned to leave, and he followed her out to the street, gazing at her legs and feeling the hairs on the back of his neck prickle to attention, like there was someone watching.
Someone waiting.
