Chapter 23

It wasn't that Colette regretted her past life choices. She still stood by her final words before disappearing. "It's not perfect, but I don't regret my decision." There was one more thing she hadn't voiced—if given another life, she would choose never to fall in love with James Zeller. Back then, Colette believed she would vanish forever. Knowing that James had sacrificed everything for her to have a new life, she resolved to leave him behind completely. She wanted this life to be hers alone, a life lived to the fullest for herself. … Colette stirred awake the next day in the afternoon. She immediately knew her location when she picked up on the pungent disinfectant smell, saw the white ceilings above her, and felt the pain on the back of her hand from being hooked up to the IV solution. She turned around and found James by her side. He lay flat by the bed while sleeping uncomfortably. She bet he had a rough night sleeping there, judging from the stubble on his chin. Once, sh