Julian’s POV
After our talk, I felt connected to Amber in new ways, like we were becoming closer than we’d ever been. My heart was full of love, and I felt lighter, even with everything happening around us.
In this, she was my lighthouse in the storm, and as long as I could see her, hold her, and speak to her, I knew I was going to be alright. We both were. We were going to find a way to survive this and everything else, all other hardships that might come our way.
So, at that point, I directed the driver to return us to the hospital. It was time to stop running and hiding, at least from my family.
I was still trying to figure out what to do with Tony, and potentially with Olivia, too, if she was as involved as I suspected she was.
When we walked into the hospital, my family looked
