Chapter 122

Mia

I snuggled myself into a comfortable position, intending to take another nap.

Suddenly, I felt this sense of happiness, and I honestly didn’t know why. I mean, considering what I had recently been through with the kidnapping, beating, and near rape, I shouldn’t feel bright and cheerful like this. Perhaps it was the thought of James and that I instinctively knew he’d come to be by my side tonight. I started giggling.

Yes, I giggled like a schoolgirl.

“Sounds like you’re having a good time being cooped up in the hospital,” came a manly voice.

The moment I heard that deep timbre, my heart raced and I felt overjoyed. So much so that I wanted to burst out crying.

I turned my head, and the sight of James standing not too far away nearly broke me down. I somehow managed to hold in my emotions and greeted him with a, “Hi.”

He came over to sit on the side of the bed. “Hi there, sweetheart. I came as soon as Nancy contacted me.”

So Nancy the nurse had phoned him when I woke, and he must hav