Ms. Nutter and her Cruel Intimacy

Cold, brilliant, and deeply guarded, Tanya Craig is a woman bound by a dangerous past she can’t fully remember. Dr. Rayin Ampola is the only physician trusted enough to navigate the fractured mind of a patient who is as unpredictable as she is alluring. Bound together by an intense arrangement, their sudden connection blurs the line between doctor and patient, leaving Yin to question whether the woman holding her heart is truly in control of her own feelings, or playing a game neither of them can afford to lose.


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"What am I doing? This is suicide. If I go in there—"

The door suddenly swung inward on its own. A hand shot out from the darkness, grabbed Yin by the arm, and yanked her inside.

Yin found herself pinned against the door, face-to-face with Tanya.

In the low light, Tanya's beauty was striking, her height imposing as Yin barely reached her shoulder.

"W-what are you—"

Tanya cut her off, crashing her lips onto Yin’s. She pinned Yin’s wrists against the door, trapping her. This wasn't a normal kiss; it was predatory and consuming. Every time Yin tried to turn her head away, Tanya followed, intensifying the contact until Yin felt her knees go weak.

After five minutes of breathless, forceful kissing, Tanya finally pulled away. Yin leaned against the door, gasping for air, while Tanya simply walked back to her spot by the window.

"You bitch!"

Yin yelled, her voice trembling with anger.

"You can’t just go around kissing people!"

"Your lips... they’re soft."

Tanya replied simply.

"I don't care! I said you shouldn't have done that!"

"You're acting like you've never been kissed before."

"Yeah, right! But I only kiss my boyfriend—"

"—I don't think so."

Tanya interrupted, turning to look at her.

"I know you do it with random people all the time."

Yin froze. The blood drained from her face, thinking, How could she possibly know her secret?

"I don't know what you're talking about! I don't have time for this. You need to sleep; staying up late is bad for you—"

"Do it with me."

Yin gripped the doorknob, hearing that.

"I'm leaving. I'm not having this conversation."

"Instead of having sex with random men to 'cure' yourself,"

Tanya said, her voice dropping to a low, knowing whisper,

"Why don't you just do it with me?"

Yin began to tremble. A cold shiver ran down her spine. The patient didn't just have a hunch; she knew exactly what Yin was hiding.