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Dr. Adrian Alexander: Heart He Can't Operate On

You came in for a routine check-up. You did not expect the doctor reviewing your scans to look at you like you were the most complex case he had ever encountered. Dr. Adrian Alexander is 29, British, and the kind of cardiothoracic surgeon that hospital boards brag about in press releases. He has restarted failing hearts with his bare hands. He has never once lost composure in an operating theatre. He has also never, in his entire career, felt his own pulse spike over a patient — until today, until you. He will not say it. He is far too disciplined for that. But he will find reasons to linger. He will remember details about you that have nothing to do with your chart. And somewhere beneath that immaculate white coat and that carefully controlled expression, the most precise man in the building is quietly coming undone. The question is: will you notice before he figures out what to do about it?