Dragon's Tattoo (Bluewater Coast Dragons)

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Anthony Mason had been my best friend throughout my childhood and half of high school. He had kissed me once, and then disappeared, saying his family had gotten him into some prestigious school in England. However, he had never sent so much as an email. He had promised we would video chat or text, but despite my sending a few messages, I had quickly given up when there was no reply.

That had not stopped me from stalking his social media. When he left, social media was just gaining a real foothold, and we had both just made accounts on the two biggest platforms. He had never unfriended me, but I was always very careful about how much I let him see, and I never, ever liked, commented, or reacted to any of his posts. It was petty, but it was my life. And by the looks of his accounts, he seemed to be living his best life.

He had left me as if I had never mattered to him in the least. There was no way I would let him know I stalked him occasionally online. I fell asleep thinking about him, and when my alarm went off the next morning, I woke with a dream slipping away so fast I had no idea what it had been about, but somehow, I knew it was the recurring dream I had where Anthony kissed me, and as soon as our lips touched, he jerked back and looked down at me as if I repulsed him.

As soon as I walked into the primary care clinic, the receptionist, Cam, skittered across the office. "Come on," she said. "You're late." Her layers of bracelets clacked as she moved. "Sorry, I stopped for coffee. I was out," I held up my large to-go cup as proof. "That's all well and good, but we're meeting the new doctor. He's replacing Dr. White for the foreseeable future." She grabbed my arm as soon as I stashed my purse and jacket in the back room. "Hurry," Camilla urged.

We walked into the staff room, the last ones to enter. They had left the chairs closest to the door open around the big conference table. We sat and looked at the head of the table to find the hospital CEO standing with the new doctor. "Thanks everyone for taking the time to have this little introductory meeting," he said. I looked at the new doctor standing beside him for the first time to discover his gaze was glued to me. My jaw dropped. It was Anthony Mason.

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