lood-stained cheek with trembling fingers. "I'm her

fluttered. "You came..." she whispered, her voice so so

ce raw. "I was a fool. I thought... I thou

ars clung to her lashes. "It was never...

over the bleeding wound on her side, but his power-once feared an

like a vow. "I'll fix this,

his chest, her breaths sha

eyes," he begged

cheek-soft, familiar. "If there's a next life.

, si

world itself had caved in. His arms tightened around her limp body,

ir. "I won't ever let you go again. Even if