She answered without a second thought and was greeted by a familiar voice she hadn’t heard in a long time.

“Why are you so worried about me? Why did you call me so many times?”

Hearing Bryson’s voice, Hannah was momentarily speechless.

After some time, it appeared the man on the opposite end of the call realized she had no intention of responding and a faint smile could be detected in his tone.

“What’s wrong? Are you angry with me?”

Hannah retorted, “Why would I be mad? I just wanted to know you hadn’t met with some misfortune.

“I’m not dead.

” The voice sounded faint and somewhat weak.

Following that, he added, “But it won’t be long.

Hannah’s grip on the phone tightened.

“Where are you now? Are you still in Newfort?”

“Yes… but no.

Leaning against the bed’s headboard,

was soaking through the bandage on his abdomen,

does that mean you want to see

lips into a white line, the anger she tamped down

voice trembling with

throw your life away Like

a chilling edge, slithered from

Worried I might shuffle off this mortal coil? Wouldn’t that be

Hannah ground her teeth together, the words clawing their way out from behind gritted

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love,” a low purr emanated from the

claim me just

to grace you with

Whole and breathing?

minute, her fingers white-knuckled around the phone, her chest constricting as if caught in

nerves and crafting her tone into something that resembled a

idea how stupid you are to risk your

me where you

dry cough that

once clear as a mountain stream, was now

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