**Elizabeth’s POV**

I lay in bed, wrapped in the heavy cloak of my thoughts, a storm of emotions swirling in my mind.

The previous day had slipped away in a haze of thick novels and endless assignments, intended to serve as distractions from the incessant echo of Sebastian in my heart. Yet, that futile endeavor crumbled like dust; his presence gnawed at the edges of my sanity, rendering coherent thoughts impossible.

I let my mind drift to the nights we spent together—the intense love ...