Chapter 512

Jason’s POV

It felt like, for the first time, she was acknowledging my place in her life, however small it might still be.

Was it her way of saying she trusted me? Of showing gratitude for everything I’d done for her? Or maybe, just maybe, it was her way of letting me know I wasn’t as replaceable as I sometimes feared.

I shook my head, chuckling to myself. “Don’t get ahead of yourself, Jason,” I muttered under my breath. But even as I tried to temper my thoughts, the warmth in my chest wouldn’t fade.

As I reached the main corridor, the buzz of the hospital surrounded me…nurses rushing by, patients waiting, doctors discussing cases. My mind was so occupied with my thoughts about Layla and the baby that I nearly missed them.

Logan.

My chest tightened as I caught sight of him, standing not too far away. He wasn’t alone this time. 

Isabella was beside him, her perfectly poised demeanor unmistakable, and Damien stood between