Rhys's POVI couldn't sleep after we got back to the hospital. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw that moment in the dark room when Lyra reached out and pulled Chris to safety first.It wasn't her fault. In a crisis, people react on instinct. And instinct, as I'd told her, doesn't lie.She loved him. Maybe she didn't want to admit it yet, maybe she was still fighting it, but her heart had already decided.I should have been angry. Six months ago, I would have been furious. I would have fought harder, demanded she choose me, reminded her of our history and our marriage vows and everything we'd built together.But sitting there in the quiet hospital room, watching her sleep in the chair next to Finn's bed, I felt something I hadn't expected.Relief.For the first time in months, I wasn't competing anymore. I wasn't trying to win her back or prove I was better than Chris or figure out the right thing to say to make her love me again.I was just accepting what was.And what was, was that
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