Chapter 93

Chapter 93

“Alexander,” Lilith said before I could answer. Liam looked just as surprised as I was, and I simply shrugged.

Lilith stood, taking the now-empty soup bowl. “ll go wash this out,” she said, then scurried out of the room.

Once she was gone, Liam took her vacated chair. You look better today. How are you feeling?”

“Much better,” I lied. In truth, I felt like shit. My head was pounding, my limbs ached, and there was a hollow feeling in my body that had nothing to do with hunger. But I didn’t want Liam to worry.

“Are they letting you out soon?”

I shrugged. “Dr. Evelyn wants to run a few more tests. Maybe tomorrow.”

Liam nodded, and for a few moments, he was silent, just fidgeting with the sleeve of his jacket. Then, finally: “Listen, Ella, about what happened at the bar… with Molly. I had no idea she felt that way about you. If I’d known…”

“It’s not your fault,” I assured him:

hadn’t kissed you, maybe

off, not wanting to rehash the details of

mind drifted back to the alley. To Alexander’s lips on mine, his hands on my body, the way

fueled by alcohol and jealousy and the fated mate bond. But I couldn’t fully regret it. Couldn’t push away the memory of how it felt to be wanted, even if just for


just hate that it led

I was just tired and

convinced, but he nodded anyway. “Well, I brought you something else, too.” He reached into

next few hours playing card games, with Lilith joining in when she returned. For a while, I managed to forget about my condition, about Alexander, about everything except being with people who cared

visiting hours came to an end, my thoughts kept circling back

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who had come to see me while I slept. Who had remembered my

pink petals with my eyes, wondering what it meant that he’d brought them. Was it just a courtesy? A gesture of basic decency toward his sick wife? Or was

bringing a gift. I didn’t expect to see him again anytime soon. He had a campaign to run, after all. A

thing on his mind would be me. Maybe having me in the hospital would even make things easier for both of us, because I meant it when

Lilith reluctantly prepared to leave. Lilith had fought to stay overnight, but hospital

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