Chapter 46

• “Sometimes, the hardest part isn’t leaving—it’s knowing you’re taking a broken heart with you.”
• The cabin of the private jet was quiet, the gentle hum of the engines the only sound filling the luxurious space. Outside the window, clouds stretched endlessly, soft and white against a dull blue sky.
• Melanie sat still, her arms crossed tightly, her eyes fixed on the passing clouds, but her thoughts were elsewhere—far behind, left at the hospital gates and buried somewhere deep in the hollow ache in her chest.