I didn't sleep a wink all night. I lay hidden under the heavy blankets in the guest room, listening to the roar of the wind against the windows and the constant creaking of the mansion's old woodwork. Every time the wind picked up, my heart leaped, convinced that Sebastian had returned to break down the door. My hands never left my stomach for a single second. "Just a few more hours," I repeated to myself like a mantra, staring at the darkness of the ceiling. "Just until dawn."
At five in the morning, when the Istanbul sky was still a dark and gloomy blue, the bedroom door opened gently. Malik's silhouette was etched against the dim light of the hallway.
"Gia, it's time," he whispered in a deep voice. "The storm has calmed down a bit, but the snow is still deep. We have to leave now if w
