He never expected to find her here, nor did he anticipate witnessing such a heart-stopping scene.
When he saw her slip toward the cliff's edge, his mind went blank.
Instinctively, he lunged forward to grab her wrist, forgetting that with just one wrong move, he could tumble down with her.
As she struggled to reach out with her other hand while battling that sharp headache, panic surged through him.
He was terrified that his grip would fail, that she might fall despite everything he did, that her pain would make her push him away.
The fear was overwhelming.
It felt like he hadn't experienced such terror in a very, very long time.
Even when he finally pulled her up, half-conscious and trembling, he was drenched in cold sweat, his hands shaking uncontrollably, the tremors spreading through his entire body.
When he finally came back to his senses, he realized he was holding her tightly in his arms, as if she were a precious treasure he couldn't let go of.
