Shattered Longings

Chapter 32 Don’t Let Hes Kitow Was Me

Chapter 32 Don’t Let Her Know It Was Me

Bella’s vision went dark as her consciousness faded. Warm blood trickled down from her wound, and the strength in her body drained away, leaving her unable to resist.

Through her blurry vision, she saw the man straddling her, fumbling with his belt. The foul stench of his sweat filled her senses. She thought it was better to die just like this.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out and startled the birds from the trees. The sound echoed through the open space, hanging in the air.

The man on top of her fell to the ground.

In her daze, Bella saw Dominic standing there, bathed in sunlight, almost like an Illusion. She wanted to reach out to him, but her body wouldn’t move.

“Am I dying?” she wondered. “Is that why I’m hallucinating, seeing him before I die?”

It was said that everyone would see the person they wanted to see most in their final moments. Even after being apart for over a month, she hadn’t forgotten him at all. That was why she clung so desperately to his image, even in her last moments.

This was enough.

a faint smile on her lips,

up. The sharp scent of disinfectant filled the air.

up at the white ceiling and the IV drip above her,

die? Did

just before passing out, where she had seen Dominic. It couldn’t have really been him… could

throat as her peripheral vision caught sight of a figure standing by the window. Ignoring the pain from her wounds, she slowly turned

stung with unshed tears. Was this also a

back to her looked so familiar.

“Was what I saw

she tried to call out his name, but her throat was too dry and

open, and Leonard burst in energetically. “Whoa.. you’ve got

at Bella, and then walked to the bedside

something like this happen?”

go to Dorothy’s grave alone? That place is so remote, and hardly anyone goes there. I

furrowed deeply. “Take care

you were too stressed to aim properly. If you

it didn’t kill him with that shot, it would have

Leonard a glare Dont let her know it was