KAIA’S POV
By the time I was done with my tasks and returned to the hospital, night had already arrived. I was exhausted—mentally and physically—but I felt the strange need to check on him one more time before finally allowing myself to rest. Especially because I had already promised him I would come back. It didn't feel right to break that promise, no matter how tired I was.
I pushed open the door to Leander's room, not expecting anything different from when I’d left.
But then I froze when my eyes landed on him.
Leander was standing.
By the window.
He stood there with his hands relaxed at his sides and his eyes gazing out into the night, as if the world beyond the glass held all the answers he’d ever needed in this life.
I blinked, unsure if I was actually seeing what I thought I w
