Elle's POV
The feeling of the warm sunlight hitting my face awakened me from my deep and peaceful sleep.
I opened my eyes with a smile on my lips, and the opened window greeted me. I turned around, expecting to see my husband, but the space beside me was empty. I laid my hand on it, and I felt its warmth, an indication that Navid had been gone for a while.
Waking up alone while knowing I could have woken up with Navid by my side has always caused me pain. But at that moment, although there was a bit of hurt in me, the excitement for what I planned today was still stronger. It was so strong that I couldn't stop grinning from ear to ear as I jumped out of bed.
I looked around the room and tried to listen if there would be a noise coming from the bathroom, but there was none. There was on
