A smile played on his lips.

She must have had a tough time.

He gazed at her quietly.

Stella was still sound asleep but she had a furrowed brow. It seemed like something was troubling her.

Damian reached out to her to smoothen the wrinkle between her eyebrows.

Unexpectedly, Stella stirred like she was awake. Damian quickly put his eye mask back on and lay still.

Stella rubbed her eyes and checked Damian's forehead again. "The fever's gone."

She let ...