Brotherhood Protectors: Conrad (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Parks Anne L

Author:Parks, Anne L. [Parks, Anne L.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2018-01-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

“Your next appointment is here,” Brooklyn said, handing her a crisp, clean file. “New patient. I set him up in the exam room.”

Julie’s stomach rumbled. The bagel and cream cheese she had earlier in the day was gone. “Do I have anything after this appointment?”

“No, you’re clear.”

Julie nodded. “Okay, I’ll get through this and go to the cafe for lunch.” She tapped on the door, turned the knob, and entered the exam room.

Glancing at the patient information form stapled on the inside cover, she stopped at the end of the exam table without looking up. “I’m Doctor Julie Sutton. What am I seeing you for today, Mr.—” she scanned the page for the man’s name.

Cook.

Sharp inhale. She jerked her head up and looked him. Deep frown lines were etched into the hard granite of his face. His eyes had the same narrow, accusing glare she remembered from the last time she had seen him. The same stare that often haunted her dreams.

“Hello, Doc. If you can actually call yourself that.”

“What are you doing here?” Her voiced cracked which pissed her off. “What do you want?”

“What do I want…” he emphasized each word as he stroked his mangy beard with streaks of gray. He had aged, and not well. “What I want is to make sure you don’t do to someone else what you did to me.”

Her memory flashed to Conrad lying in his hospital bed. Too late.

Julie stood tall and thrust her shoulders back. This asshole was not going to get under her skin. “I saved your life— “

He jumped from the exam table and stalked toward her. “You ruined my life!”

She quickly backed away. Her back hit the door. Her hand grasped the handle. “Get out now, leave me alone, or I’ll call the cops.” She forced her voice to sound commanding. No telling if she had actually managed to pull it off, though. Her heart was pounding so loudly in her ears she couldn’t hear anything else, including her own voice.

“And tell them what? I haven’t done anything. I haven’t touched you. I haven’t made any type of threat against you. And I certainly haven’t decided I’m God, and taken away your life.” Stepping in front of her, he whispered, “Not yet, anyway.”

She could smell cigarettes on his breath, and the scent of vodka in his sweat. The combination made her stomach roil.

Fuck him. Fuck him and his ability to scare her. She had done what she had to do to save his life. No apologies. There was no other choice to be made. It was her duty as an officer and a doctor.

“Back away,” she ordered through clenched teeth.

A sneer crossed Cook’s face. “No problem, Dr. Sutton.” He raised his hands in a show of surrender, and took a few steps back. “I’ll be on my way.”

Julie stepped to the side and opened the door, using it as a shield as he passed by her. He halted, and the fake smile disappeared. “But if you think this is over—it’s not.

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