A ringing filled Charlotte’s ears, drowning out every other sound. Disoriented, she drifted back to consciousness, feeling as if she were suspended in midair, the world spinning upside down.

The car had flipped, landing wheels–up, and a sharp, chemical scent filled the air as fuel leaked steadily from the tank.

Her senses snapped into focus. The first thing she saw was Evander’s face–blood streaked across his brow.

“…Evander.” Her voice barely registered in her own ears, muffled by the persistent ringing. She reached out, fingers fumbling over Evander’s still form, ignoring the pain shooting through her own arm as she unlatched

her seatbelt.

Once she freed herself and steadied her body, Charlotte slapped his cheek, desperate. “Evander, wake up. Come on, stay with me-”

Suddenly, her gaze froze. A jagged shard of glass was embedded in his chest, dark blood soaking through his shirt, spreading across the fabric.

The stench of gasoline grew stronger, acrid and overwhelming. Charlotte forced herself not to panic and hurriedly undid his seatbelt.

But the impact had crumpled the driver’s side; Evander’s legs were pinned beneath the seat. She couldn’t move him.

Gritting her teeth, Charlotte grabbed the emergency hammer, shattered the side window, and clawed her way out of the wreck.

At that moment, a car screeched to a halt nearby. A couple jumped out–the woman immediately dialing for an ambulance, while her husband rushed forward to help Charlotte.

“There’s a fuel leak! We need to get away from the car–now!”

composure, turning to the man.

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“Yes, we do!”

“Thank you!”

hesitation, Charlotte took the jack and crawled back to the wreck. She wedged it between the crumpled dashboard and the driver’s seat, forcing enough space to reach Evander. Hooking her arms under

only a moment before joining

safe distance away when the car erupted in

the distance. Police and paramedics arrived within minutes. Charlotte knelt at Evander’s side, pressing her hands

got a foreign object in his chest,

the ambulance sped through downtown, reaching Capital Central Hospital’s ER in just ten minutes. Evander was fitted with an oxygen mask; monitors showed his blood pressure and pulse dropping fast. Nurses rushed him through a priority trauma corridor, straight to the operating

trembling uncontrollably, barely aware

Chase burst through the doors, breathless and anxious at the sight of her battered and bloodstained.

Charlotte’s lips were cracked, her face pale. “He’s much worse. I don’t

sign divorce papers. It was supposed to be a simple, uneventful

never imagined something like this

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