CHAPTER 198

YOU DON'T SLEEP HERE ANYMORE!

"I still can't believe it," she said, lying on his chest in the morning. "I don't even feel the urge to drink."

"God, that's the best thing I've heard in centuries," Lipe said, his voice husky and smiling.

"I didn't sleep with Murilo, Lipe. I know I've said it already, but I want to emphasize it."

"It's okay, love. I believe you, okay?"

"Especially because I could only think of you since I left the hospital, and my mind was filled with thoughts of you all the time."

"Lara, I'm so happy, and it's so unbelievable to me that I feel like I might be dreaming, you here with me, telling me that you love me." He propped himself up on his elbows and looked at her with shining eyes.

"I don't understand why it's so hard to believe. I'd be crazy not to love you, love. I may be dependent, but I'm not insane. You're the most incredible guy who has come into my life, and it would be me not believing that you could love me. I just have to be grateful to the universe for