The hospital room was illuminated by the dim glow of the bedside lamp. It was quiet and tranquil, yet there was a lingering warmth Jace had never known.

Somehow, it felt familiar.

Pain spread through every inch of his body as he struggled to sit up.

Suddenly, his gaze froze.

Mila was lying by the bedside, her hair slightly disheveled, her eyelids swollen as if she had been crying.

Jace could tell the middle-aged woman was sleeping soundly.

His body tensed as he stared at her in a daze, his breath growing shallow.

toward hers. His fingers twitched as there was an inexplicable urge rising within him-an impulse to

trembled. Her lips parted as she murmured in

Mommy misses you so

silent tear slipped from the corner of her eye, tracing a delicate path down

reached out, his rough fingertips gently wiping away the

a jolt of electricity surged through his body, spreading to every nerve. His temples

wished this moment could

that moment, Mila's brows furrowed. Jace hesitated before slowly withdrawing his

arrived at the hospital, it was

She burst through the door,

bed, staring at the empty sheets in a daze. "He's

chill ran down Bella's spine.

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