The Mysterious Midnight Magnate

96: I Love You

As Emily stirred from her slumber, she felt an unfamiliar sensation wash over her—she felt whole. It was as though the events of the past few days had been nothing more than a distant nightmare. She blinked, trying to make sense of her surroundings, unable to comprehend how she could feel so normal after everything she had endured.

Slowly, Emily sat up in bed, her mind still foggy from sleep. She remembered Eric placing the drip in her arm before she drifted off into a deep slumber, but she couldn't explain how she now felt so rejuvenated.

Glancing around the room, Emily couldn't shake the surreal feeling that washed over her. It seemed impossible that she could wake up feeling this way after enduring such torment at the hands of Maria Bolton. She had expected to wake up feeling weak and battered, but instead, she felt strong and alive.

As she swung her legs over the edge of the bed, Emily marveled at the newfound energy coursing through her veins. It was as though Eric's care and the