Ellie POV
Nolan was the first one through the door, which I hadn’t expected. Not that I thought he would shy away from the situation after how upset he’d been during the attack and the way he’d rushed to protect me, but seeing him rush to my bedside now still surprised me.
What shocked me even more was when he dropped to his knees and took my hand in his. The fear I had seen in his eyes during the attack wasn’t completely gone, but now there was something else there. Sadness. A sadness so deep it made my heart skip.
“I’m sorry.”
I couldn’t remember him ever saying those words to me before. Of course, with my memory problems, I couldn’t be certain—but I was sure I hadn’t heard him say them in the months since the accident.
“I am so sorry. This is all my fault.”
“Nolan, you tried to st
