Chapter 20 - Facing The Truth Together Again
“I’m right here, El... I’m right here, and I’m never leaving you again,” I choked out, kissing her knuckles over and over.
“Our... our baby? Did he...” she panicked, trying to sit up against the tangle of IV lines and heart monitors.
“He’s safe, he’s healthy, and he has your eyes,” I reassured her quickly, brushing the sweat-soaked hair from her forehead.
Elena let out a long, shuddering sigh of pure relief, sinking back into the pillows as the heart monitor beeped steadily.
“I ran away because I didn't want you to watch me die, Julian... I wanted you to be free,” she whispered tearfully.
“You are my freedom, Elena; without you and our son, I am just a rich ghost walking through an empty castle,” I vowed.
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She managed a weak, beautiful smile, squeezing my hand back with a sudden surge of returning strength and love.
We had survived the darkest storm imaginable, emerging bruised and battered, but unbroken and united once more.
