NIA’S POV
I blinked awake to the emptiness beside me, the sheets already cold where Alexander should’ve been. A small folded note sat on his pillow in his neat handwriting.
“Early flight. See you soon, love.”
I sighed, clutching the paper to my chest for a second before dropping back onto the mattress with a groan. “Ugh, I already miss you,” I mumbled into the pillow.
The house felt way too quiet without him. I dragged myself out of bed, hair a mess and sleep still in my eyes, clutching the note like it could bring him back.
I tossed my duffel bag into the passenger seat, still holding onto the ache of missing Alexander, but I wasn’t going to sulk all day. Gym first, sweat it out.
I hit the treadmill hard, earbuds in and music blasting as my feet pounded the belt. Every drop of
