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Chapter 194

Chapter 194

Cole's heart pounded violently in his chest as he cradled Nora in his arms. She

was limp, her skin. unusually cool, her breathing faint but steady.

The sight of her unconscious body sent a surge of panic through him, an

unfamiliar and unbearable sensation that gripped his very soul.

He wasn't the type to panic. He had always been the one in control, the one who could keep his emotions

in check no matter the situation.

But now... Now he was drowning in fear.

Bran rushed into the kitchen and shut off the main valve. By now the soup on the stovetop had

extinguished the fire, and that's what triggered the gas leak.

The air was thick with the lingering scent of gas, a silent and deadly enemy that had almost taken her

away.

What if we had arrived a few minutes later? What if I had never come at all?

The very thought sent a sharp, gut-wrenching pain through him.

Cole tightened his grip on Nora as he rushed out of the apartment. "Move!" he barked at Bran, who was already one step ahead, flagging down the nearest car.

Every second felt like an eternity.

Every breath she took... too shallow, too weak... felt like it could be her last.

Cole had always convinced himself that he could live without attachments, that he

was fine keeping a distance from the people around him.

But now, looking at Nora's pale face, her delicate lashes resting against her cheeks, he realized he had

been a fool.

He couldn't live without her.

The very idea of losing her sent a cold, hollow ache through his chest, an unbearable tightness that wrapped around his heart like a vice.

No. You are not leaving me, Nora.

His jaw clenched, his hands shaking as he pressed her closer to his chest, as if his very presence could

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her to this

he found himself mentally

her away

the time they reached the hospital, he was on the brink of losing himself to

her away. Barely registered Bran's hand on his shoulder, urging him to

Wait?

How could he wait?

minutes stretched endlessly, each one a

time in his

And he hated it.

A full day passed.

left the

slept. He had barely moved from his seat outside Nora's room, watching the door like a predator

with an update, he was on

are no major concerns, but she should take it

realized he was holding escaped him,

She was okay.

fully returned. The dim blur of fluorescent lights swam into focus, and with it, a dull

Slowly, she blinked.

ceiling. Then, out of the corner of her eye, two familiar

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her to this

at this moment, he found himself mentally pleading... to fate, to

take her away from

the time they reached the hospital, he was on the brink of losing himself to

barely heard the doctors as they wheeled her away. Barely registered Bran's

Wait?

How could he wait?

endlessly, each one

in his life, Cole felt

And he hated it.

A full day passed.

hadn't left

seat outside Nora's room, watching

was on his feet in an instant. "The patient is stable now. There are no major concerns, but she

realized he was holding escaped him, his body

She was okay.

dim blur of fluorescent lights swam into focus, and with it, a dull

Slowly, she blinked.

the pristine white ceiling. Then, out of the corner of her eye, two familiar figures came into

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