Denied by Destiny: Trapped in the Shadows of the Mate Bond novel Chapter 393

~ Josie ~

I was all about today. Today was going to be the best day. Today, I was returning to work at the hospital and I couldn’t wait.

I was awake even before warrior training, leaving Knox still asleep in my bed…his arms reaching for me in his sleep as I quietly slipped away.

I wouldn’t be told no, I wouldn’t be told to wait another day…I had it eating away at me, this inner nagging need, to heal. To help people.

Even if it meant for today I was only going to restock the medical cabinet, to me I was helping. I was contributing to the bigger picture of the hospital.

If I slipped out before breakfast, even before Knox waking…yes it was a bit underhanded, but I would already be at the hospital working, then nobody could stop me.

Just inhaling the sterile clean smell of the hospital has my body relaxing, I felt like me again…I felt at home.

I was in even before Doctor Abel. My heart sank slightly when we had no patients in the ward, but that was expected, that was the norm. After Knox outed the warriors for taking it in turns to injure one another during training, it’s been pretty quiet on this ward.

Doctor Abel finds me rooting around in my small storage cupboard, he must have followed the unusually early noise, not expecting to find me as he seems surprised to find me back.

“Your back?” His eyes light up with enthusiasm as he rests his shoulder against the door frame.

“I am…didn’t the Alpha tell you?” I reach up to the top shelf of jars.

“No, he didn’t. I wasn’t expecting you back for a few days.”

“I came back early.”

“Why, what happened?” I’m about to ask him if he wouldn’t mind getting it for me when his hand reaches up to fetch it. He takes a step closer to me, reaching up for the jar of lavender that was just out of my reach. I really need to remember to store some jars at a lower level

“Thanks.” I take the jar off him, trying to think of a quick enough response as to why I am back early. But I fail miserably.

“Well?”

“Hmm?”

“Why are you back early? Did you leave Knox there?”

“No, he came home with me…I just really missed this place.” I weakly smile, his eyes flickering down to my lips before moving back up to my eyes. This man was intelligent, would he believe such a flaky reply.