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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

man. But at this moment, he found himself mentally pleading... to fate, to the universe, to anyone

take her

he was on the brink of

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

Wait?

How could he wait?

minutes stretched endlessly, each one

in his life, Cole

And he hated it.

A full day passed.

hadn't left

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

the nurse finally emerged with an update, he

now. There are no major concerns, but she should take

was holding escaped him, his body sagging slightly in

She was okay.

filled Nora's senses before her consciousness fully returned. The dim blur

Slowly, she blinked.

she saw was the pristine white ceiling. Then, out of the corner of her eye,

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to

praying man. But at this moment, he found himself

take her away

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

registered Bran's hand on his shoulder,

Wait?

How could he wait?

endlessly,

time in his life, Cole felt

And he hated it.

A full day passed.

left the

moved from his seat outside Nora's room, watching

he was on his feet in an instant. "The patient is stable now.

realized he was holding escaped him, his body sagging slightly in

She was okay.

hospital filled Nora's senses before her consciousness fully returned. The dim blur of fluorescent lights swam into focus, and with

Slowly, she blinked.

first thing she saw was the pristine white ceiling. Then, out of the corner of her eye, two

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