Alle Kapitel von Ten Days Left to Test Our Love: Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 9

Camilla's POVThe blizzard still hadn't let up by the time we made it back to the cabin. Antonio carried Simona inside while his two men walked on either side of them, shielding her from the wind and snow.I trailed behind them. The prolonged exposure to the cold had slowed my movements. Every bone in my body ached, and I felt as though I might collapse at any moment.Forcing myself through the pain, I struggled toward the cabin one step at a time. Antonio, who had already gone inside, turned back with an irritated expression. "Camilla, hurry up and get inside. We're letting too much cold air in, and Simona can't handle it."I paused before taking another step toward the door, only to see Simona cling to Antonio's arm. "Antonio, I left my underwear in the RV, and I need it for tomorrow. Can you have Camilla go get it for me?"Antonio turned to me. "Camilla, go back to the RV and get it. These two need to stay here and look after Simona."The blizzard was still raging outside. I l

Camilla's POVThe next day, I packed up their luggage and asked the cabin manager to have it shipped out. Once I was done, I was about to get some rest when Antonio called."Camilla, did you tell the hotel's event coordinator that our engagement party was canceled?" His voice was loud, his anger barely restrained. Even through the phone, I thought I could hear Simona in the background.I sat on the cabin couch, silently enduring the pain spreading through my abdomen. "Yes. I canceled it."Antonio's breathing grew heavier. "Camilla! Can you stop acting like this? We only left without you because you were asleep! Simona almost cried herself sick over this! Call the hotel right now and tell them the engagement party is back on. Stop making a scene!"When he received the cancellation notice, his first reaction wasn't to ask me why I'd canceled our engagement. Instead, he blamed me for canceling it and for letting Simona find out.But the hotel would only have sent the cancellation no

Camilla's POVThe ambulance stopped near one of the best places to see the northern lights. My caregiver lifted me into the wheelchair and pushed me around the area for a while.The night air was chilly. Wrapped in a wool coat, I gazed at the snow that blanketed the mountains year-round.This time, there was no one singling me out. No one forcing me into a blizzard to fetch something for them. All I wanted was to wait quietly for the northern lights.Then, suddenly, the entire sky seemed to ignite. Curtains of emerald green, violet, and pale pink rippled across the sky, twisting and dancing overhead.The lights never stayed still. They moved like silk caught in the wind, flowing endlessly across the darkness.In that moment, all I felt was awe. It was just a shame that I would only get to see something this beautiful once.I took out the bucket list I'd prepared. My first wish had been to see the northern lights with Antonio. I'd already drawn a huge X through that one.The sec

Third-Person POVAntonio opened the medical file. It contained a record of every follow-up appointment Camilla had attended and every medication she'd been prescribed.When he saw the dates, his fingers began to tremble. Tears slipped down his cheeks.His mind went back to the day they'd gone looking for the northern lights, when he'd sent Camilla back out into the blizzard to retrieve Simona's clothes.According to her records, Camilla had undergone targeted therapy that very day. Then he remembered her passing out. Instead of asking if she was alright, he'd accused her of making a fuss.Antonio closed the file and picked up the bucket list beside it.Camilla had written it on a small notepad. Some of the ink had bled where her blood had stained the paper, leaving parts of her handwriting blurred.There were only a few things on the list. See the northern lights with Antonio. Crossed out. Leave Bellarosa. Checked off. Say a proper goodbye to Antonio. Crossed out.The final one