Chapter 120
"It's strange, it was a condition that was oddly in my favor," he began, his voice steady, but something in it felt different. "He told me to take a break for the next one week, to step away from the chaos and find peace." He paused, his eyes meeting hers, no longer hiding the rawness behind them. "But here's the thing, Nat... before I met you, my life was total chaos. I didn't even realize how empty I was, how dead my heart had become, until you showed up."
His jaw tightened, a muscle twitching slightly. He shifted closer, the air between them thick with tension. "I didn't save you that day because I wanted something from you. Hell, I still don't even fully understand why I did it. But I know this—since you walked into my life, everything's changed. I know what peace really feels like now. And it's because of you."
