Chapter 87

Sebastian froze on the spot. Behind him, Serena's sobs were soft but lingering, slowly wearing down the walls around his heart. "Sebastian, living in Genvara is really lonely." "I stand on the terrace outside the hospital room and all I can see is the sky... and that old church. Every day I lie in bed, hearing the doves flap their wings as they fly past. That's how I know it's morning. When they return, it means night's falling." "Day after day, month by month, year after year." "Back then, I could still look forward to your monthly visits. I'd save up all I wanted to say and wait for you-I was so happy in those moments. Even though you were always thinking about business, about Halden... I still got it." "But then you stopped coming... because your wife wasn't happy about it." "Sebastian, Bianca's gone. She's not here anymore." "There's no donor match, and maybe... maybe I won't be around much longer either." "Please, I don't want to die alone in Genvara. I don't want to wake up to th