*Elio*
That night, I slept better than I had in months. Placing my trust in Franky to get our guys out safely and handing over the reins of the legit business to Leo, had freed up so much of my time and thoughts to focus on my family, which was just what I needed for a good night’s rest.
It was weird to wake up feeling so refreshed and light like all of my burdens have been brushed away and left me feeling like the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders. I hummed, stretching my stiff limbs above my head.
It was only once I opened my eyes fully, blinking away the blurriness, that I realized the other side of the bed was empty. I placed my palm where my fiancee usually would be, legs clung around me like a koala but it was cold.
She’d been gone for some time.
I frowned, rolling over to grab my phone on the nightstand when I saw two missed texts waiting on the screen to be read. The first was from Franky.
It was just a straightforward, ‘Call me when you get up.’
