Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Selena lay in the hospital bed, dressed in a blue and white patient's gown with an IV in her hand, while her wrists were wrapped in thick bandages.

Her unadorned face looked quiet and almost serene, though her lips were pale, and she was thinner than ever. Her once-delicate collarbones now stood out

starkly.

Looking at her now, I couldn't help but wonder if she had been taking care of herself at all since I had left.

Zion came in, glanced at me, walked over to her, and gently tapped her shoulder. "Selena, wake up. Look who I brought."

Slowly, she opened her eyes, still half-dazed. "Hud, you're finally back. I missed you so much," she said, stretching her arms out, wanting a hug.

and embraced her gently. Zion, watching us, looked

stirred something in me, but my mind kept drifting back to

down. Then, all of a sudden,

I've been lying here all this time, but you didn't come once. We're still married, yet you're so indifferent. If I had really died, would you

me, filling me with a painful regret. "I'm sorry, Selena.

my arms. Not

laid her back down, pulled up her blanket, and quietly left the room.

distant look on his face. When he noticed me,

my thoughts. "Did you come all this way from Adenville to Carzonia just to bring me here to

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