CHAPTER 276

ARIA’S POV

“Adam! Adam! Please!”

His last words echo in my mind. Adam doesn’t seem to respond. This idiot has risked his life once again to save mine and this time. He lies motionless on the ground, his face pale and his body twisted in a way that suggests multiple broken bones. His normally vibrant eyes are closed, his breaths shallow.

The sight of him like this fills me with a cold dread, my heart hammering in my chest as I kneel beside him. Blood seeps from a wound on his head, staining the pavement, and the sheer amount is terrifying. My hands shake as I press them to his chest, desperate to keep him with me.

Ethan and Stella are frantic, their voices urgent as they call for the paramedics. Their faces are masks of worry and fear, reflecting the gravity of the situation. Every second feels like an eternity, the air thick with tension and the smell of blood. The world narrows to this moment, to the fragile line between life and death on which Adam now teeters.

The realization that