Chapter 41

Sophie's POV

I stepped out of the car, the driver holding the door open with a polite nod, and he collected the food flask i was clutching.

I walked into the hospital, the sterile scent of antiseptic and the low murmur of voices enveloping me.

Julian had been gone for a whole long week, and the ache of his absence was a constant thrum in my chest. Video calls were never enough; they were mere shadows of what I craved. I missed him like crazy. I missed the way his eyes would light up when he saw me, the warmth of his hands on my skin, and the...