~Elsie's POV
At first, I thought it might be Gianna again, maybe coming back because she forgot something or simply wanted to check on me one more time. But something about the way the door moved made me turn faster than I expected, like my body already knew before my mind caught up.
And when I looked… It was Salvatore.
He stepped into the room like he always did, calm and controlled, like the space already belonged to him even before he entered it. A cigarette rested between his fingers, and as he walked further in, he put the cigarette in his mouth. The faint trail of smoke followed him as he inhaled the smoke and exhaled it.
I pushed myself up from the bed immediately, my body reacting before I could think too much about it.
"When did you get back?" I asked, my voice was still soft from resting.
