Dr. Tempt Me by Hamel B. B

Author:Hamel, B. B.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

14

Dean

I held it together until we reached the hospital. Her kiss had been desperate and terrified, and it angered me all the more, that she’d been driven into fear by those bastards, those animals. I made sure she reached her floor safely and smiled to her, showing her that everything was okay—then hit the button for the administrative floor.

I stalked out into the quiet cubicles like a general going into battle. Maria’s secretary looked up as I approached, an old, scaly creature with sharp eyes like a lizard. “She’s in a meeting,” the secretary said.

“Tell her I’m here.” I loomed above her, standing straight, not bothering to hide my anger. “Tell her it’s urgent.”

The secretary hesitated, then turned toward the door and knocked softly. Maria called out, and the secretary ducked her head inside—they had a short, whispered conversation before the secretary waved me over with an annoyed look. She silently gestured me to the door, then returned to her chair.

I stepped into the now-familiar office. Maria sat behind her desk and held a finger up as she cradled the phone between her ear and her shoulder. “Yes,” she said, “yes, of course, of course. Listen, Trevor, I’ll have to call you back, someone just came in. Yes, okay.” She hung up then tilted her head and steepled her fingers with a pleasant smile. “Dr. Coarse, what can I do for you?”

I shut her office door to keep the conversation from reaching her lizard secretary’s ears. “Your friends paid Fiona a visit this morning.”

Her smile didn’t falter. “Who do you mean?”

“You know who.” I didn’t sit. I wanted to pace, to storm across the small space, to rip it to shreds and to scream in her face, but this was a political situation. I had to be under control, or else I’d give her more ammunition to use against me.

“I’m sorry, I’m afraid I don’t.”

“I know you’re working with the Leone family.” I threw the name out there, as a sort of test.

She flinched, ever so slightly, her smile faltering. “Who?”

I grunted, my hunch confirmed. “Two of their thugs showed up at Fiona’s place this morning. They threatened her.”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

I considered taking out the recording device and showing it to her, but I knew that would force her hand. If she was aware that Fiona had taped that conversation, then Maria and the thugs would be forced to act as fast as they could. They’d turn to violence, like they always did, and I wasn’t sure I could stop an entire crime family, backed by the power of the hospital.

“Stop playing games. And don’t threaten Fiona again.”

She spread her hands. “If anyone here is playing games, it’s you, Dr. Coarse. You’re the one breaking into offices. You’re the one digging.”

“My office was ransacked, although I’m sure you won’t admit to having any knowledge of that.”

“If someone broke into your office, you should report it to security.”

I rolled my eyes. “You should know that some of my patient files were destroyed.

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