Chapter 257 The Greatest Stroke Of Fortune

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• I wake with my body feeling rested in a way I don't think it ever has before, as though for years I'd been dragging myself through the world with half my bones missing and only now discovered what it feels like to be whole.
• Knox’s scent consumes my senses instantly; the fragrance of winter lilies in the air is much fainter. I blink my eyes open, and there he is, sitting beside the bed watching me. The smile that spreads across his face the moment he realizes I'm awake steals whatever remains of my heart.