It took Abril almost four days to recover. Alessandro stayed by her side the whole time, reassuring her that she wasn't alone and that he would always be there.
On the morning of the fourth day, upon waking, she found herself in Alessandro's arms, and she clung to him.
He wrapped his arms around her and spoke sweet and warm words to calm her, as he had done days before.
“I'm fine, Lessan. You can stop now.”
Alessandro sat up, met her gaze, her beautiful golden eyes, which had once been filled with despair, now looked clear and calm.
“Are you really okay?”
“Yes, I'm fine.”
Alessandro took her hand, intertwined his fingers with hers, and said.
“I won't leave you alone.”
“I know, it's just that it seemed shocking to me, we've been through a lot and I'm not as strong as before.”
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