CASSANDRA'S POV~
Stacy’s voice had grown softer, her tiny eyelids struggling to stay open as she blinked up at me from her hospital bed. I tucked the blanket around her, brushing her curls back gently.
“You’re getting sleepy,” I whispered with a warm smile. “You should rest now, darling. The nurses will be in soon to fuss over you.”
She nodded slowly, her lips twitching in the smallest, tired smile. “Will you come back?”
My throat tightened. “Always,” I promised, brushing a kiss to her forehead. “You focus on healing, okay?”
She gave me a sleepy little nod, and I forced myself to step away, to walk to the door and leave that tiny girl wrapped in sterile sheets behind.
But the second I stepped out into the hallway… I paused.
Adriano was still there.
Leaning against the wall like a s
