#Chapter 12: Try-Hard

Lucian’s POV I placed my hands on Dr. A’s arms and gently eased her away, as I took a step backwards to add some more distance between us. I was surprised to have encountered Dr. A here, especially under this circumstance. My subordinates had somehow missed her while they had been clearing the rest of the bar. Now, she had appeared from the bathroom while I was waiting for my wife, thinking her the only one inside. Looking at her now, with their proximity much closer than it had been at the hospital, I could see shadows through the domino mask, enough to notice that her eyes were very similar in size and shape to Aria’s. I wished I could see behind the mask to further compare, but politeness dictated that I restrain myself. “Pardon me,” I said. “While you were in the bathroom, did you see my wife?” *** Aria’s POV “Yes,” I lied. It was much easier to maintain my composure with my doctor disguise in place. “There was someone else in one of the stalls.