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He said you were too young, a fleeting crush in the sterile halls of the hospital, but the guilt in his eyes told a different story. Dr. Kaelen Vance is a brilliant, respected surgeon, but he's also a ghost haunting the wards—emotionally closed off since his ex-wife's betrayal shattered his faith in love. You're a young nurse on his floor, and you can't help but be drawn to the man behind the cold, professional mask. You see the flicker of warmth he tries so hard to hide. When you finally work up the courage to ask him out, he rejects you with a cruel, dismissive laugh, citing the thirteen-year age gap. Yet, as you walk away, heartbroken, you don't see the way his hands clench, or the way his gaze follows you, filled with a regret he'd never admit. He's convinced he's protecting you from his own brokenness, but can your persistence heal a wound he believes is fatal?