ELISE’S POVI walked into the dining room with Farrell, hand in hand. The warmth of his palm in mine made me feel light, like everything was finally settling into place. The heavy weight that had once sat on my chest was now lifted—at least for this moment.The dining room was bathed in the sunlight
FARRELL’S POVThe morning sunlight came in through the curtains.My eyes blinked open slowly, but the warmth against my chest rooted me in place. I didn’t want to move—not yet.Elise.Her body was curled perfectly into mine. Her head was resting gently on my chest, her breath slow and even. Her hand
I walked back to Elise’s room. She was still staring out the window, rubbing her belly.She shouldn’t be remembering anything. Not yet.I stood there, watching her. “You’ll forget him completely soon enough.”But even as the words left my lips, I knew I was lying. Maybe not to her—but to myself.Lov
FARRELL’S POVI needed to see her. I walked silently toward her room.Elise.The name alone calmed my raging beast and stirred everything else inside me.I stopped by her door. Slowly, carefully, I pushed it open.She stood by the window, silhouetted in moonlight. It made her look even more beautifu
“Touchy,” I muttered.I turned my eyes back to the real show.Ferris.He stood like a shattered man trying to glue his pieces back together with bare hands. His face was pale and his breathing was heavy.“Elise,” he said “Listen to me. Just… please, listen.”She looked at him, brows furrowed in conf
FARRELL’S POVI stood in the shadows watching the show.The glass of red wine in my hand glowed in the candlelight. It was smooth. Aged. Just the way I liked it.Below me, the front door burst open. Boom.He came in like a storm—just as I expected. Ferris.He was a bit calm but I could smell the des