Chapter 244

Isla’s POV

The sterile smell of the hospital room didn’t seem so oppressive today.

Sunlight streamed through the blinds, cutting across the linoleum floor, and for the first time in what felt like an eternity, the steady beeping of the heart monitor was comforting, not threatening.

Diego was awake. He was sitting up in bed, a little pale around the edges, but his dark eyes were bright as he watche