Love on the Fast Track (Derek and Norah)

Chapter 1277:

Norah, standing unmoved, watched the carnage unfold with chilling indifference. They should have perished back during the explosion at the base. That they had survived for these few extra years alongside Adair was already enough.

“Rose, don’t…”

The gunshot echoed through the room, drowning out Adair’s final, desperate plea. His body jerked, then slumped back against the bed, the light in his eyes slowly fading as his life ebbed away.

Silence fell over the room like a shroud.

When Norah finally came back to herself, the room was eerily quiet. Her mind cleared, and she realized she was now alone. She looked up and met Adair’s glassy, lifeless stare. She took a slow, deliberate breath and stepped forward. As she crouched beside him, her expression was unreadable. Her fingers, cold and steady, reached for his eyelids, gently closing them.

Norah turned on her heel and left the

against the railing, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. His gaze was distant, but when he heard the sound of

on your mind, so I didn’t disturb you. I’ll assign someone to handle

small nod, her body finally relaxing as the tension bled

her for the first half of her life, had finally

she felt the tension in her chest ease, the relentless pressure lifting from her heart.

Norah murmured after a moment, her

I told you before, I’ll be a listener whenever you’re ready

between them, and