His Personal Fucktoy? This Doll Just Snatched His Strings... And His World Is Unraveling novel Chapter 2

I set my leaving date for one week out.

The next day. I went to work like normal. But I did tell the hospital director at Mount Sinai I’d be leaving

She looked genuinely upset and tried hard to change my mind.

“Talk to me. Are you unhappy here? Did something happen?”

“You’re one of our best surgeons. If you leave, this hospital’s gonna feel it. We need you.”

My eyes stung, but I stayed firm.

I loved my work. And I’d keep doing it in the future.

Just… somewhere else.

The director had given me my start in this field. I was scared if I stayed any longer, I really would change my mind, so I made an excuse and left quick.

When I got back to my office, Melody walked in and pulled down her mask.

“Dr. Vaughn, please do my surgery.”

I fought to keep my face normal, barely holding it together.

“Your boyfriend doesn’t want you having surgery. Miss Winters, maybe we should just forget it.”

She was clueless about being the other woman. And I didn’t wanna make things harder for her.

Besides, I’d be gone soon anyway.

But Melody grabbed my hand. Her face looked desperate.

“Dr. Vaughn, please help me. I’m begging you.”

“You saw him–my boyfriend’s gorgeous. He loves me so much, but every time he gets turned on, he holds back so he won’t hurt me.”

“But I’m scared. What if some other woman comes along and takes him from me?”

“We’ve been together almost a year now, and he’s never fully let go. Not even once.”

“Last month I tried giving myself to him completely. I ended up tearing, and after that? He took pills for two weeks straight just to kill his drive…”

Melody kept talking, but I’d stopped hearing anything.

Garrett had a high sex drive.

The balcony, the couch, the kitchen… we’d done it in every corner of

place.

But starting about a year ago, he’d started working late all the time, going on business trips constantly.

Half of every month, he was gone. And whenever he came back, he’d take me hard and brutal.

Last month, he’d been away for two weeks. When he got back, I couldn’t get out of bed for three days straight.

But today, I was hearing from another woman about how careful and controlled he’d been with her.

“Ah! Dr. Vaughn, you’re… you’re crying.”

Melody stared at me, looking panicked.

Chapter 2

I wiped my tears fast and forced my lips into something like a smile.

“I’m fine. Something just got to me, that’s all.”

“Look, you’re a woman. You know what it’s like to be terrified of losing the person you love. That’s why I’m here. Please help me.”

I dug my nails into my palm and finally agreed.

As a doctor, I couldn’t say no to a patient’s request. Plus, she’d already been scheduled for the procedure yesterday.

I took a deep breath, shoved every emotion aside, and focused completely on the surgery.

The operation was a success.

I pulled off my mask and ran through the post–op instructions.

“Get plenty of rest. Don’t do anything intense. And absolutely no sex.”

After seeing Melody out, I threw myself back into work.

Late that night, I was dead asleep when someone yanked me hard onto the floor.

My elbow slammed into the ground. I gasped from the sharp pain.

When I opened my eyes, Garrett was standing over me. His face looked dark as a storm.

“What the hell did you do to Melody?”