★JASMINE★ His words caught me by surprise. I bit down on my lower lip, wondering why he was offering me lunch out of the blue. This was a first, and as expected, it left my thoughts racing. "What do you say, Lady Jasmine?" His deep voice jolted me out of my reverie. And his curious eyes demanded a vague response. I pursued my lips, struggling not to blush hard. "Thank you for the offer, Gamma Jordan, but I'll be busy throughout the day. There are a lot of patients I have to tend to along the line." I stated as a matter of fact. Suddenly, he took my gloved hands in his with his eyes still locked on mine. "You only talked about hours of work, yet not a single second for yourself." "That's what I signed up for. I pledged allegiance to the lives of my patients, I can't afford to back