Enzo's POV
I watched Brielle sleep, an unfamiliar sense of peace settling over me.
Seeing her doubled over and throwing up outside the hospital had been strange. She looked so helpless then, and I hated how badly it had scared me. Now that I knew she was going to be fine, I could finally be at ease.
My eyes lingered on her face.
Under the hospital lights, her auburn hair looked darker than usual, a few loose strands scattered across her cheek. Even asleep, she had a softness about her that made it difficult to look away.
I smiled faintly.
She’s perfect.
And soon, she’d be mine.
I stayed beside her throughout the night, eventually settling into a chair a nurse brought in. The hospital grew quiet as the hours passed. Until around three in the morning, a strange sound suddenly broke t
