Chapter 177. Connections

Magnus

We were all about to go into the hospital when I caught Astrid's scent. I stopped automatically by the door, and even though several cars pulled in at once, my eyes were on just one.

I knew the one she was sitting in instantly; I could feel her presence and aura, even her scent before the car stopped.

The other people behind me stopped, too; they knew it had to be someone important for there to be that number of cars behind them.

She eventually stepped out and I could swear that my heart stopped for a second there. She looked so ethereal even though she was dressed in casual wear.

And when our eyes met, it was all so magical. I missed her so much that it hurt. She kept her eyes on mine as she walked over to me, making a beeline move towards me.

No one or nothing else mattered at that moment; all I could see was Astrid. It was after she got to me that everything my nose could pick up was her that I came back to reality.

"Hi." She said