Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 614

"What do you mean it wasn't successful?"

Yara looked just as stunned. She grabbed the doctor, her voice sharp, derranding the answers I was t afraid to ask

"You can go in and see for yourselves," he said, giving us nothing but a cold response.

Vara didn't let go, pushing for more, but it was the assistant doctor who spoke up. "The back of his skul was severely crushed. We repaired the fracture, but the brain hemorrhaging was uncontrollable, with multiple active bleed sites. You should see him now-there's very little time left."

Vara finally released her grip on the doctor's arm.

She was trying to stay composed, but her body shook as she took a step forward. Then she stopped, she'd remembered something, and turned back to help me stand, leading me into the room.

The bright lights inside were blinding, almost painful to my eyes.

Hayden was lying there in a surgical gown, an oxygen mask over his face, and his head wrapped in bandages.

I couldn't bring myself to move closer.

It was Yara who spoke up. "Say what you need to say, because... you might not get another chance."

already accepted

I looked down at him. Hayden's eyes were closed, his face still, like he was just

him sleep-his calm, handsome face, the way I could be bold and

was terror.

whispered, her

still, and fear gripped me. I couldn't bring myself to reach for his

wake up. Keira's here,"

There was no coldness, no distance, no indifference. His eyes were filled with the kind of tenderness I thought

face, unstoppable. I wanted to say something-anything-but my throat

my face. My sobs tore through me, louder, rawer than

was so warm and gentle as he wiped my tears away, just like he

It was all slipping

just cry," Yara reminded

to cry, but I couldn't stop it Swallowing the

brushing against my cheek and blurted. "Hayden, you

nd just dropped that in the middle

of smile that made everything

ke the world is