7 Years of Almost
stranger
St. Vincent University Hospital
Rain poured heavily outside.
The emergency department was unusually chaotic.
Doctors and nurses rushed through the corridors.
Nurses
Emergency patient incoming!!
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
I'm coming.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
(Adjusts his gloves while walking toward the ER.)
....A convoy of black luxury SUVs stopped at the hospital entrance.
The automatic doors slid open.
Nurses
The Moretti family...
Residant
Why would they come here?
A tall man stepped inside.
Perfect black suit.
Black leather gloves.
Cold silver eyes.
An overwhelming scent that made even dominant alphas instinctively lower their heads.
Staff
Mr. Lorenzo Moretti...
In his arms...
A beautiful young woman.
Her forehead was bleeding.
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
Brother...
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
I'm fine...
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
Really...
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
No.❄️
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
You're not.❄️
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
...
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
You're overreacting.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
(Looks at the medical staff.)❄️
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
Doctor.❄️
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
Now❄️
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
(Walks past everyone.)
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Put the patient on the stretcher.❄️
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
....That voice.*whisper*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
(His fingers tightened slightly.)
The doctor was wearing a mask.
Only his eyes were visible.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Vitals.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Prepare CT.
Nurses
Yes! Doctor Ethan .
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
Ethan...
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
(paused for half a second)
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
(Then continued writing on the chart.)
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*Without looking at him.*...Please wait outside.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
....
Lorenzo's POV
Impossible.
That voice.
That posture.
The way he held the pen...
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...Ethan?
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*Finally looks at him.*Mr.Moretti❄️
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Please don't block the hallway❄️
Silver eyes met emerald ones.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...It's really you.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Do I know you?❄️
Even the nurses stopped moving.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...What?
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
If there's nothing else...
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
I'll take care of your sister now.❄️
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*Ethan walks past him without another glance.*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...
Lorenzo didn't turn around.
For seven years...
He had searched every city.
Every country.
Every hospital.
Every airport.
The person who disappeared...
Without a goodbye.
Without an explanation.
Without him.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*Barely whispers..*...Liar
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
You recognized me..
Meanwhile...
Inside the operating room...
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*His hand holding the scalpel trembles almost imperceptibly.*
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
...I'm fine.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Let's begin.
Outside the operating room...
Lorenzo stared at the red "SURGERY IN PROGRESS" light.
His eyes slowly turned crimson.
The emotion he'd buried for seven years resurfaced all at once.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*Clenches his fist..*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
This time...❄️
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
I'm not letting you disappear again..❄️
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Character Information
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Nickname: Enzo
Age: 30
Subgender: Enigma
Profession: Head of the Moretti Mafia Syndicate
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Personality:
Cold and unreadable
Charismatic
The most handsome man wherever he goes
An enigma in every sense—people know his name, but few know him
Ruthless to enemies;Gentle only with Ethan
Deeply possessive
Extremely patient with Ethan, but merciless to anyone who hurts him
Protective to the point of risking his own life
Secretly sentimental (keeps everything related to Ethan)
Ethan Vale
Age: 29
Subgender: Dominant Alpha
Profession: World-renowned Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Personality:
Sassy,Stubborn,Fearless
Smart and witty
Doesn't bow to authority
Emotionally guarded
Bold enough to challenge Lorenzo
Protective of family and friends
Vulnerable only in rare moments
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didn't forget
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Interns
CT shows no internal bleeding.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Good.❄️
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Prepare for wound closure.❄️
Ethan's movements were precise.
As if nothing had happened.
As if he hadn't just met the man who once meant everything.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*looked down*
He had clenched the scalpel so tightly that its sharp edge had cut into his palm.
He hadn't even noticed.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Just a scratch...Continue.❄️
The red light above the operating room remained on.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*Sits without taking his eyes off the operating room door.*
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
*Walks over*...Boss
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
Find him❄️
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
...
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
Boss...
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
We already spent seven years—
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*Looks at him*❄️
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
I.Said...Find.Him.❄️
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
...Yes.
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
*Matteo sighed*
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
💭Seven years.
Seven years of endless searching.
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
💭Every city,Every hospital,Every country,Every record...
Nothing
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
💭Then...Tonight...
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
💭He simply appeared.
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
*Quietly*He looks...
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
..Different.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
He's thinner *voice soften*
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
...You noticed that?
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*chuckles lightly*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
He has new scars on his hands.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
He doesn't sleep enough.
His eye bags are darker.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
He still bites the inside of his cheek when he's nervous.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
And...
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
And???
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...He lied.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...he recognised me
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
*Matteo looked at his boss*
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
💭Seven years hadn't changed one thing.
Matteo Ricci(ML'S bff/E)
💭Lorenzo still remembered every little habit Ethan had.
Inside the operating room.
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
*Slowly opens her eyes*
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
...
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Welcome back *professional smile*
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
How are you feeling?
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
...
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
Better...
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
Thank you, Doctor.😄
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Good.☺️
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
You'll be transferred to your room shortly.
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
...Doctor?
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
...My brother
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
..Did he scare you?
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
He's actually very nice.
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
He just...
Isabella Moretti(ML's sis/DO)
..Loves too much.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
* froze for the briefest moment.*
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
💭 Yes, ofcourse
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Take care of yourself *leave the room*
The operating room doors opened.
Staff
Surgery was successful.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
* stood immediately.*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*His eyes searched only one person*
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*Walks out while removing his gloves*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...Ethan
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
Look at me.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*Keeps walking*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*grab Ethan's hand*
Doctors.
Nurses.
Patients.
No one had ever seen someone touch Dr. Ethan like that.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
...Let go❄️
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
Not until you answer me..
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
You're causing a disturbance.❄️
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*lower his head*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...Seven years.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
Fucking..seven years❄️
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
You disappeared ..
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
Don't I deserve one answer?? *pleading*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*Lorenzo's grip loosened.*
Not because he wanted to.
But because that single word hurt more than any bullet ever had.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Mr. Moretti.❄️
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
From now on...
Please address me as Dr. Ethan Vale❄️
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
We are strangers.❄️
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
* gently pulls his wrist free.*
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Have a good night.❄️
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*Walk away*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*Lorenzo stood there*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*Watching Ethan disappear down the corridor...
Just like he had seven years ago.*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
*Smiles bitterly*
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
..You can pretend
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
You can run...
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
You can hate me if you want...
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
...
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
But I know one thing.
Lorenzo Moretti (ML/E)
You still wear it *smile*
At the end of the hallway...
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*Ethan stopped walking...slowly*
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*His trembling hand reached beneath his shirt*
Hidden under his doctor's coat...
Against his chest...
Hung a thin silver chain.
The same chain Lorenzo had given him on his eighteenth birthday.
He had never taken it off.
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
*Closes his eyes*...
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Why did you come back into my life...
Ethan Vale (MC/DA)
Lorenzo...
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