NORA POV When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was that I was lying alone. My head was resting on a soft pillow, and a blanket was covering me gently. I blinked a few times, trying to remember how I ended up like this. The last thing I could recall was lying on Derek’s chest. He was showing me some dresses on his tablet and how the one he liked most had already been sold out to some people. I knew he was only talking about it to distract me, to make sure I didn’t start thinking about Lillian again. I must have dozed off while he was still talking. Now he wasn’t beside me anymore. I sat up slowly and looked around the room. The place was quiet, and there was no sign of Derek anywhere. When I turned to my left, I saw a small table beside the bed. Some books were arranged neatly on

