CHAPTER NINETEEN: The Only One By My Side

ALEX’S POV

"That seems to be your wife. Why didn't she come in?" Bella asks as she checks my temperature again. I let out a light sigh, feeling better.

"She must be in a bad mood," I joke.

"Alex, I think you need to open up more. You need to let someone in to help you, or else you'll be haunted by this trauma for the rest of your life," she says, sounding very dramatic.

I raise my head from the pillow and move closer to her, whispering, "Isn't it getting late? I think you need to go home, or else your husband will start imagining things about the two of us."

Bella chuckles at my comment and then stands up, grabbing her bag. As she is about to leave, she turns back to me and says, "You need to let go of her and find peace of mind."

"How will I do that? I've been trying, but it's just so hard," I ask, knowing it's really going to be hard to let it go.

"No, it isn't. You just need to stop blaming yourself for her death and start living your own life," she says before finally opening the d