(Vaughn)
Today I didn't know what I was going to do. Sitting around and not being able to go to work was killing me. I'd worked as an orthopedic surgeon for years and now my license was suspended. No other hospital would hire me. The national practitioner database made sure of that.
I groaned and punched the bed. Nothing I tried worked against Kieran. The anonymous letter. Emily's testimony at the hearing. The journalist who promised to publish the story.
All of it failed.
And Kieran was still standing. Still had his job. His reputation. His perfect life.
While mine was over.
I heard Donovan moving around downstairs. The smell of coffee drifted up.
I got up and went to the bathroom. Splashed water on my face. Looked in the mirror.
I looked terrible. But I didn't care.
I went downs
