Chapter 4: Too Late… or Just in Time
The hospital room was quiet.
Too quiet.
Machines hummed softly as Elena lay there, pale but breathing.
The moment he stepped inside, his entire world collapsed into that single fragile figure.
“I’m here…” he whispered.
Her eyes slowly opened.
For a second, she didn’t recognize him.
Then tears slid down her temples.
“You… came back…”
“I never stopped trying,” he said, his voice breaking. “They kept us apart. I didn’t know…”
Her weak hand reached for his.
“I know,” she whispered.
Lila stood at the door, watching silently.
This wasn’t a reunion filled with anger.
It was something deeper.
Something that had survived time, distance… and pain.
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“I kept our daughter safe,” Elena said softly.
“And I kept loving you.”
