Olivia's POV The door swung open and there he was.Lucious stood in the doorway, pale and thinner than I remembered, dark circles carved beneath his eyes. He looked utterly exhausted, but those eyes I'd fallen in love with were bright, warm, and fixed entirely on me.I didn't think; I just moved.My legs swung off the bed and my feet carried me across the room before my mind could catch up to the dizziness that tore through my head, and then I was in his arms.My face buried in his chest, breathing in the familiar scent of him. He smelled like antiseptic and exhaustion, but beneath it all, he smelled like… home."Easy," he murmured against my hair, his breaths ragged, his arms wrapping tightly around me, pulling me close like the thought of distance between us was too much to bear."You're still recovering, you know."I pulled back just enough to look at him, my hands cupping his face. "I don't care,” I breathed, holding his warm gaze, “I missed you. When I woke up and you weren't th
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