Chapter 2: The Man Who Refused to Let Her Die
"Clear!"
The command cut through the chaos.
Justin Crimean stood over the broken body on the table, his silver eyes sharp with focus—but something deeper flickered beneath.
Something wrong.
Something pulling.
"Again!"
The shock jolted through her. Her body arched, lifeless and limp all at once.
"She's fading," one of the nurses said, panic rising.
"No," Justin said, voice low and absolute. "She's not dying today."
He didn't know why he was so certain. Didn't know why the sight of her—bloodied, fragile, barely alive—felt like something inside him was being torn apart.
But he refused to let her go.
He pressed his hand over her heart.
"Come back," he murmured, more plea than command.
For a moment—
Nothing.
Then—
A heartbeat.