Chapter 597

Jason’s POV

“No what-ifs,” she interrupted gently. “You’re the only one I want, Jason. No matter where I go, that won’t change.”

I exhaled slowly, leaning into her touch. “I just… I don’t want to lose you, Layla.”

She smiled softly. “You won’t.”

I pulled her into my arms, holding her tightly against me. I needed this…to feel her warmth, to remind myself that she was still here.

Maybe I was overthinking. Maybe I was letting my fears control me. But one thing was certain…Layla was mine, and I wasn’t going to let anything change that.

I sat in the no lit hospital room, the soft beeping of the monitors filling the silence. Layla had fallen asleep next to Little Jason, her hand protectively resting on his small chest. 

She looked peaceful, but I wasn’t. My mind was running wild, tangled in thoughts I couldn’t escape.

No matter how much I tried to push it aside, an unsettling feeling clawed at my chest. It was like a sh