Alexis allowed herself a moment of reassurance before she closed her eyes.

Initially tense, she gradually relaxed into the curve of his shoulder as fatigue set in.

Leonel watched her peaceful expression; it lacked the youthful glow of earlier years but was still undeniably beautiful.

He couldn’t resist tracing his fingers softly across her face.

Time passed quietly, and he leaned in, pressing his cheek to hers, a sensation of rediscovery washing over him.

This moment, he knew, would imprint on his memory forever.

When Alexis awoke later that afternoon, the bed beside her was empty.

Sounds of laughter and conversation drifted up from downstairs, the children’s voices mingling with Leonel’s.

Alexis abruptly sat up, her gaze drawn to the window where the fading sunset marked the onset of night.

How long had she been asleep?

At that moment, the door creaked open and Leonel entered.

eyes met, Alexis still groggy from

the crib to

almost seven,” he

so I went to pick

Alexis merely nodded.

her silence, offered a

“I’ve already eaten.

air between them

brushed back her long brown hair and swung her legs

then let’s head down

Leonel interjected,

the

pause,

ideal for long stays for the

the servants move

Leonel scooped Alexis

doing?” she protested, tugging at

“Put me down.

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