Chapter 18

It'd been so long since I slept this peacefully.

Ever since Felicity was diagnosed with the rare blood disease, I have had several sleepless nights where I would just stare into nothingness and let the tick-tock of the clock fill my ears until sunlight started streaming in through the window.

Now, I feel much at peace knowing that Felicity will get her treatment and I will finally have my daughter back. In a month. It feels surreal to be true. Almost like I was holding my breath underwater all this while and now, I don't feel constricted and I can finally breathe.

so when I feel a nudge to the side of my waist, I burrow deeper into the bed and grumble. There is no way I'm going to let anyone interrupt my sleep. Not after so long.

All things been equal—if Dimitri doesn't ruin things—, everything will be back to how they were in a month. I will have my daughter sleeping in my arms again and I will be privileged to hear her carefree laughter and all the playfulness that comes with i