**Stefano’s POV**

“Elena!”

My voice broke. “Oh God, Elena. You’re here. You’re really here.”

My hands were shaking so violently that I could barely find the call button. I pressed it over and over, the plastic clicking frantically under my thumb.

A nurse burst into the room, her eyes wide. I couldn’t even form a complete sentence; I just pointed at Elena, my chest heaving as if I was the one who had stopped breathing. “She’s… she’s awake,” I managed to choke out. ...