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Chapter 81

Author: RebStar22
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-18 22:27:38

Elise's POV

He wasn’t dead, not yet, but he was close to it. Blood trickled from his forehead and down the corners of his mouth. His breathing was short and shallow and he lifted his head, eyes pained as he slowly realised I was there with him. Jackson made some guttural sound that I’d never heard another person make before as he slowly began to crawl towards me, no matter how broken he was.

I could hear his breathing, hoarse like something was blocking it, maybe as if someone had crushed his windpipe.

"Elsmmm." Was another sound he made and I was horrified to think that that was my name and he was calling it out so desperately. My heart hurt.

I took a step towards him, my body trembling as I took a step forward but no matter how hard I tried to reach him, it was like I was walking in sludge trying to trap me.

He was trying so hard to reach me and I wanted to reach him so badly, but I could barely move.

Jackson raised his hand, and I wanted nothing more than to grab it and bring him
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