Chapter 1877

Thick smoke filled Karina's lungs, choking her until she felt she might suffocate at any moment.

Even with a damp towel pressed against her nose and mouth, she knew their time was running out. If rescue didn't arrive soon, they wouldn't last much longer.

She turned slightly, looking at the man beside her.

Wilfred was holding her tightly in his arms, his body a protective shield against the flames that danced dangerously close.

Her nose stung, and an overwhelming wave of emotion surged through her. For the first time in years, she felt the urge to cry.

If this truly was the last moment fate would allow them, it felt cruelly short. She might lose consciousness

at any second, and there was no guarantee either of them would wake again.

It wasn't logical, but Karina couldn't stop herself. In a voice barely audible, hoarse from the smoke, she whispered, "In our next life, I still want to be with you."

She felt a firm squeeze on her waist-it was Wilfred's hand, strong and deliberate.

He didn't say a word, but his message was crystal clear: "Don't say such things."

It was rare to see him so angry.

Karina said nothing more.

eyes until she could barely keep them open. The heat around them became unbearable,

this, fear might

of strength, even as terror loomed. Just as her vision blurred and her consciousness began to

it was extinguished, and a

They were saved.

*

couldn't hold on any longer. As relief washed over her, she

opened

stark white-the familiar setting of hospital room. This time, however, she was the one lying in

en

from the smoke. Even her sense of smell was dulled; the

to move, she felt a hand

Wilfred's voice, a bit hoarser

threw herself into his arms, holding him

of his shirt

as she clung to

control her emotions

arms around her, stroking her hair softly, his

her a long time to stop crying, and when she finally did,

I'd never see you again..." she

was.

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