Chapter 176. Afraid

Maddie felt weird about replying, she had no plans of expressing herself to the guy. But she felt like if she was not going to be careful, he was going to find a way to get her talking…and that was something that she did not want. 

“Stress? Yeah, I guess. But are we not all dealing with stress every day?” She chuckled weakly. 

“Mm-hmm,” The man replied, nodding slowly. “But I’m not talking about everyone right now, I’m talking about you, Maddie. Have you been stressed recently?” 

Maddie swallowed hard, adjusting herself on the couch. She stared at him for a few seconds before finally replying, “Yes, if that’s what you want to hear.” She folded her arms on her chest. 

Dr. Shepherd grabbed his notepad and opened it, taking down a few notes before lifting his head to look at the omega. “In one word, would you describe your stress?” 

Maddie knew that she had to keep the conversation going, she had to get this over with and that meant that