Chapter 990

Logan’s POV

The weight of those words settled deep inside me, stirring something I couldn’t even name. Relief. Shock. Something dangerously close to hope.

Dani clapped me on the back, pulling me out of my daze. 

"Go to her," he murmured. I didn’t need to be told twice.

I pushed open the door and stepped inside.

Layla lay on the hospital bed, her eyes fluttering open. She looked weak but conscious. Beautiful, even in exhaustion.

Her eyes locked onto mine, and for a moment, we just stared at each other.

I swallowed hard, taking slow steps toward her. My heart was hammering in my chest, my emotions too tangled to make sense of.

"Layla…" My voice was thick, rough. I exhaled sharply and sat beside her bed, my fingers twitching. 

"I need to say something." She didn’t speak, just watched me, waiting.

I ran a hand through my hair, suddenly feeling the weight of every mistake I’d ever made. 

"I’