Sergio waited until her breathing had calmed down slightly before entering her room, tiptoeing softly into the room, checking first to make sure that she was sleeping peacefully before turning the light switch off and leaving the room to go back to his own bed.

She had changed into her pyjamas earlier and had fallen asleep almost immediately after undressing. He lay in bed for a little longer, watching her sleeping form.

She looked so peaceful, so serene. He wondered how he could ever have considered giving her up. He had never felt anything like this in all his years of being alive.

He knew that she wasn't going to...