Chapter 449

Victor gently brushed her forehead, his eyes dark and deep, his voice low and soothing. "Go to sleep. I'm right here."

Isadora had just woken up and was still weak; exhaustion claimed her quickly.

She knew Victor would stay with her, and the familiar scent of pine that clung to him made her feel safe.

She closed her eyes and drifted off almost instantly.

Her long, curled lashes rested against her cheeks, and her breathing soon became slow and even. Peaceful as a kitten, she looked soft and delicate-utterly defenseless.

She was just asleep.

Victor watched her, gaze fixed and unwavering, and stayed by her side the entire night without once closing his eyes.

Morning arrived.

Finley appeared bright and early, ushering a team of specialists into the room.

He was Isadora's attending physician, personally overseeing every exam and procedure he even drew her blood himself.

Everyone in the hospital knew that the VIP suite upstairs housed someone of rare importance.

An entire floor had been cleared just for her.

at every

test results from the night before; her recovery was going well, all things

still stiff and not very mobile. Don't try walking for

"Thank you," Isadora replied.

Finley was going above and beyond for her-mostly out of respect

chatted quietly by the door

the rest of the

like an endangered

then to reclining at an angle, but every activity

full day and night in bed, her

on the sofa nearby, his long legs crossed, a tablet in hand as he attended to work emails.

Whenever Isadora's foot happened

brush the floor, she could feel Victor's intense gaze on her immediately. She'd flash a sheepish

back onto the bed.

that anxious night when

twoke, Victor had returned

usual calm. His

only the faintest hint of

and then,

clear as moonlight in the darkness-intense, yet

found herself drawn in by those eyes, Victor would be

everything seemed perfectly

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