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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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to

had never been a praying man. But at this moment, he found himself

take her away from

was on the brink of

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

Wait?

How could he wait?

endlessly, each one

time in his life,

And he hated it.

A full day passed.

left

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

nurse finally emerged with an update, he

There are no major concerns, but she should take it easy for

he was holding escaped him, his body sagging

She was okay.

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

Slowly, she blinked.

thing she saw was the pristine white ceiling. Then, out of the

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to this

moment, he found himself mentally pleading... to fate, to the universe, to anyone who

her

time they reached the hospital, he was on the brink

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

Wait?

How could he wait?

minutes stretched endlessly, each one a

first time in his life, Cole felt utterly

And he hated it.

A full day passed.

left the

his seat outside Nora's room, watching

nurse finally emerged with an update, he was on his feet in an instant. "The patient is stable now. There are

was holding escaped

She was okay.

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

Slowly, she blinked.

saw was the pristine white ceiling. Then, out

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