Chapter 34

ALIYAH’S POV

My eyes surveyed the insides of Charlotte’s clinic. It was spacious and a two-storey clinic that could cater to a large number of patients on a daily basis. It was the first time I entered a place like this, and I didn’t know what to feel.

Seeing the medical equipment, even the patients she had in here, made my stomach twist. I became so uncomfortable that I wanted to run away... maybe because I was totally nervous.

But I couldn’t.

I could feel Reid’s dark stare at me as we waited for Charlotte in one of the VIP rooms, and I kept avoiding his eyes as my body only tensed up whenever I saw the glowing irritation behind them.

"I need you to be honest with Charlotte, Aliyah. It’s non-negotiable," he said wryly.

My fingers were tapping each other nervously as I sat on the edge of the bed. My mouth felt so dry at the moment. He made me feel as if I needed to obey him or else he’d punish me, an