The Tiger Inside

by Nasu Hasami

Orthopaedic surgeon Mulan Hua is dedicated to her career and determined to rise above the statistics of her profession. But that shouldn't mean she has to compromise on the things she wants. Surely, in the 21st Century, a girl can have everything. (Flash fiction series. Companion story to The Nightingale's Song.)

78. Loathe

The Tiger Inside

By Nasu Hasami

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"If I was richer, I'd still be with ya."

~CeeLo Green~

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78. Loathe

Shan Yu had been in love with Mulan Hua for a long time. The sassy medical student had him wrapped around her finger the first time Shan caught a glimpse of her on base. It was a strange place to do a residency, but her father was General Hua, and he wanted her close.

The woman who walked into the visiting area at Men's Central with her attorney wasn't any less beautiful than that sassy student, but she was wearing another man's rings and there was something about her that was different. Something mean.

'What do you want, Yu?' Mulan's eyes are hard. 'Why are you sending me and my husband letters?'

The thing that breaks him is the word; the way Mulan Hua has claimed ownership of a man that isn't him. A man, that as far as Shan knows, Mulan had barely dated for a year before she chose to marry.

It's enough to make him snap.