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she glanced down.
    “It’s going to need stitches,” she said.
    He frowned. That hadn’t been what he was expecting at all.
    “I’m fine,” he said.
    She shook her head and turned to grab her supplies. “You’re really not. It’s still bleeding. You only need two, but this is deep.”
    Marius opened his mouth to speak but stopped when she continued.
    “Thanks,” she said softly. When she turned around, he could see the pink that had spread across her cheeks and was surprised.
    She kept her eyes on his brow, and he scarcely breathed as she stepped between his legs. Her pert breasts were even with his face, and he watched as they drew closer. Just an inch further, and he didn’t know if he’d care what she did to his brow. A part of his brain wondered if this was part of her plan to make him forget. If that was the case, it wasn’t a bad plan.
     
    “You were amazing with Lucius,” she said and swabbed the nasty gash. It wasn’t the worst she had seen, but maybe because she had been involved in its delivery, she felt the pain of it more keenly.
    He grunted, and she knew the alcohol had to hurt, but there was really nothing she could do. It had to be cleaned.
    “He’s such a big guy,” she said quietly and placed the bloodied gauze on the desk. His hot breath brushed her breast and she paused. Rachel hadn’t realized how close she was to him. Her nipples peaked under her shirt, and she only hoped that he wouldn’t notice.
    She grabbed the local anesthetic and rubbed it on the wound.
    “That should feel good now,” she said and glanced down.
    His eyes glowed brightly as he stared at her chest. Rachel felt the warmth of a blush as it crept up her neck. When she moved to place the Q-tip on the desk, his rumble filled the room. She turned back to him with the glue in hand, not quite sure where to go from there.
    “This won’t take long,” she said quietly and brushed her gloved finger just over the spot.
    Marius gave a short nod as he looked up to her. She couldn’t really say why she was having these feelings, but something stirred in her as she continued to stare at him. The pulse in her neck thumped so hard she was certain he would be able to see it from his position.
    Something clicked in the hall, and she jumped, breaking their connection.
    Without waiting, she quickly applied the glue to the wound and pressed the edges together. There wasn’t time for her to stand around making eyes at a man that had spent most of the last few months blocking her at every turn.
    Rachel moved her hand away as if she had been burned and glanced down at Marius. His dark brown hair stood out on the top of his head. Without even meaning, her gaze followed the line from his neck down his chest. She licked her lips and blushed when she glanced up and found his eyes on her.
    “Rachel,” he said.
    She turned and blocked him out. This place was wearing on her, and if she wasn’t careful, she was at risk of getting more involved with the people here than she already was. This was a job. A job to make her career. That was it.
    “Titus is waiting on us,” she said.
    He was quiet for a moment, but she didn’t bother to turn around. Rachel busied herself with putting away her tools.
    “Thank you for taking care of my cut,” Marius murmured. Rachel paused in her work. It wasn’t often that she heard those words. Something melted inside of her. She opened her mouth to respond but was stopped. “I’m not going to lie if he asks about the serum,” Marius said and her heart fell. “I’ll be in the hall when you’re finished.”
    She looked up and watched as he walked out the door and sighed.
    Rachel expected as much. It wasn’t really like she could expect secrecy from him. They weren’t friends. No, her one true friend was in a bed on the verge of death, and if that wasn’t worth the risk of getting in trouble, she didn’t know what was. She’d made a lot of mistakes and bad calls since coming to the compound, but