The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian)

Ian merely stood there, watching how Susan went about starting the fire. She blew on the blackened coals until red flames really did start slowly appearing.

Suddenly, there was a crackle as the fire flared and spat sparks.

Susan's mind went blank. Before she could react, a hand had already moved in front of her face to shield her, and she felt herself getting pulled backward swiftly.

Everything happened so quickly that Susan was still in a daze after getting dragged backward.

"Ian? What happened to the two of you? Are you okay?"

Vivian was setting the table in the living room when she noticed the commotion and rushed toward them worriedly.

Susan finally returned to her senses, instantly realizing what had happened. She straightened her back immediately as if by reflex while she stood in the arms of the person behind her, then turned to grab the hand he had quickly retracted.

"Are you okay, Ian? Let me see your hand."

"I'm fine," he replied, stubbornly refusing.

He did not let either of the two girls take a look at his hand. After all, a minor injury like that was nothing to a man like him.

at such a critical moment, Vivian came up from behind and grabbed

around his, practically latching onto

let

stared at

are these

over to Kurt. Not only had the latter not

end, Ian showed them

he was when he showed them his hand and saw that it had begun

That's serious! Quick, I'll

became anxious and dragged him after

too, but just when

are you

do you have to worry about? Hurry

he made her sit down, ladled steaming hot stew into a bowl for

Once we're full, we'll go and game for

quickly rode up on a

stared at her in the evening light

him standing rooted to the spot, she urged, "Hop on. Why are you still standing there? It's only a short distance to the clinic near our university, so we can just