We spent another hour in the hospital before I had Carina discharged and loaded onto my private jet.
There was no way we were staying in Texas any longer than we had already.
I needed Carina back in New York.
I needed it for my peace of mind.
The flight didn’t take long at all—about 3 hours and we were finally touching down in New York.
I held Carina in my arms the whole time. There was no way I was letting go of her. We’ve been apart for too long and I just needed to feel her body against mine.
Honestly, her presence was enough—but I still needed that skin-to-skin contact to keep my soul at ease, because there was a raging storm inside that wanted to destroy the world and everyone in it besides my green-eyed beauty.
The SUV pulled up to a stop outside of the Corleone residen
