Chapter 72 - Back Home

Liam and I lay in bed, our bodies intertwined and our chests rising and falling in harmony. My eyes flutter open, and my gaze meets his. He smiles, tracing a finger along the curve of my jaw.

“Como te sientes?” he whispers softly.

I take a deep breath, reveling in the weight of his arm draped across my back. I feel content–blissfully content.

“Me siento bien,” I respond, grinning at him.

“Well, seems like I am not the only one that Chiara has been teaching Spanish.”

“There’s a lot of books here,” I say. “It’s also easy to get a bit from their language.”

He cradles my face in his hands, and I close my eyes, allowing myself to melt into his embrace.

“Es nuestro ultimo dia aqui,” he murmurs.

My eyes flutter open once more. This time, I understand the sadness in his words, even without fully understanding the language. I take a deep breath and snuggle closer to him.

“It’s been over a week. We need to return. Even if Lukas, Alinn, and Chad left four days ago, you and I still have t