Although, when I think about it, the man in my embrace never once acted kindly towards me and always angered me with his words. Yet, seeing him in critical condition like this made my heart ache, and I could feel the pain he felt.
I didn't know if this was a side effect of cutting out my own heart so I could share his suffering, but if it was true, then I was truly doomed. This heart-wrenching feeling truly tormented me, even all the embarrassment I faced in public couldn't compare to the figure on the brink of death.
"Alaric, stay conscious. Don't you dare close your eyes, understand?"
I tried to pat Alaric's cheek so that he wouldn't close his eyes. I had a bad feeling that if he did, he wouldn't be able to open those jade-green eyes ever again. And that scared me.
Yet, my hands stil
