Chapter 73

" Y- you ended the call abruptly earlier. I just wanted to check if you are alright," he whispers. My heart feels warm after he says that. He missed me but wouldn't admit it.

" You could have just called, honey. No need to come all the way here," I tell him gently. I'm smiling like an idiot, staring at him. He avoids my gaze and clears his throat,

" Also, you didn't bring anything to change. That would be uncomfortable," he says. I suddenly wrap my arms around him, and he stiffens.

" I was dreading to sleep without you, too," I say. There is a knock on the door, and I pull away from him. Halsey walks in, looking confident.

" Strawberry Sorbet is ready," she says, and I nod.

We follow her downstairs and go to a different salon this time. It's open and has vines of flowers on the walls. It looks so magical. I sit next to my husband, and Halsey sits opposite us.

" How have you been, mother," Zuriel asks. His mother rolls her pretty eyes and puts a strand of hair behind her ear