An Unexpected Chauffeur

Kira's POV:

The surgeon intercepted me in the sterile corridor just outside the waiting room doors. I froze in my tracks, my heart lodging itself somewhere in my throat. He looked exhausted, pulling off his blue surgical cap, but the tense, grim lines around his mouth had eased into something softer.

"Miss Sinclair," he said, his tone steady and professional. "The bypass was a success. Your moth