Chapter 79

Violette.

When I woke up, I saw Noah watching me with an angry expression. I pushed my body to sit and leaned on the headboard.

“How long have I been sleeping?”

“How long do you think?” He asked back.

“An hour?” I said while biting my lips. Judging from his glare, I guess I had been losing myself for more than a day.

“Three days.”

“What?!”

Noah inched closer to me and touched my temple with the back of his hand. “Don’t overdo yourself again. You scared me to death, Violette.” He lowered his head and pitched his nose. “You were bleeding so much. I thought you were going to die.”

“Come here, my dear.” I opened my hands for him, waiting until he embraced me. And when he did, I stroked his back softly. “I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.”

We remained silent after that. Noah’s hold on me grew tighter. He snuggled on my neck and inhaled deeply repeatedly as if trying to reassure himself that I was really with him.

I heard too a deep breath before he finally let me go. His grey eyes stare