EXPECTATION
Dinner had settled into an uneasy silence, the kind that wraps around a room like a thick fog. Grant had only just arrived, taking a seat beside Lexa, but his gaze was drawn unmistakably to Jade, his brother’s fiancée.
The realization that she, of all people, had been invited to their parents' anniversary made his heart race with disbelief. What was his brother thinking?
“How’s work in St. George these days?” Mr. Stone asked, his eyes firmly planted on Grant. Snapping back to the present, Grant flashed a polite smile.
“It’s been busy. Saving lives isn’t easy,” he replied, but his eyes betrayed him, drifting once again to Jade, who wore a mischievous smile that hinted at secrets he couldn’t fathom. What was going on in her head?
“Being a doctor isn’t for the faint-hearte
