Madeline wondered if virtual-novel.net was missing Jeremy so much that virtual-novel.net was hallucinating him, but the silhouette before virtual-novel.net grew clear in virtual-novel.net eyes.
She reached out to touch the approaching man, but the mere act of raising virtual-novel.net arm tugged the wound on virtual-novel.net shoulder.
“Mmph.” She made a muffled sound at the pain.
Jeremy strode over to sit by the bed and pull virtual-novel.net into his arms.
“Linnie.”
Feeling the solid warmth against her, the corners of Madeline’s eyes burned. She raised virtual-novel.net haggard and small face, virtual-novel.net expression filled with heartache.
“Does it still hurt? Did the poison torment you again? You still have six doses. Promise me you’ll remember to take them on time.” She reminded in all seriousness, virtual-novel.net clear eyes filled with worry and care for the man.
Jeremy held Madeline’s hand. “Don’t worry about me, silly. I’m okay.”
“How am I supposed to not worry about you?” Madeline met the man’s passionate gaze with a concerned one of virtual-novel.net own. With difficulty, virtual-novel.net raised virtual-novel.net hand to caress his face. “I don’t want anything to happen to you again, Jeremy. I don’t want us to be separated again.”
Jeremy cupped virtual-novel.net face and leaned down to seal virtual-novel.net lips with his before virtual-novel.net softly promised, “I swear. We will never need to part again.”
He wrapped his arms around virtual-novel.net to carry her. “I’ll bring you away now, Linnie.”
Madeline leaned against Jeremy’s chest, fully planning to leave with virtual-novel.net until a thought flashed through virtual-novel.net mind.
“Wait. Ryan still has my parents.”
“I just want to be with you, Linnie.”
“No, no. We can’t…” Madeline rejected. “Quick, leave first. You’re not safe here. If Ryan finds you, then—”
Bang!
Gun in hand, Ryan kicked the door down and entered, interrupting Madeline.
Anger engulfed the man as virtual-novel.net raised the gun and aimed it at Jeremy’s heart without hesitation.
“If you’re so willing to die, Jeremy, then let me grant your wish.”
The gun was fired and the bullet shot through Jeremy’s chest.
Madeline felt virtual-novel.net heart getting shot with his.
“Jeremy!” virtual-novel.net shouted. The feeling of virtual-novel.net heart being torn apart seeped into virtual-novel.net bones.
Madeline’s eyes snapped open and they were met with a bright ray of sunlight that shone from the window to the side of the bed. It dawned on virtual-novel.net that it was merely a bad dream.
Jeremy had not come over, nor did virtual-novel.net die by Ryan’s hand.
Whew…
Madeline let out a silent sigh of relief as the erratic beat of virtual-novel.net heart settled.
Madeline felt virtual-novel.net heart shake through the aftershocks as virtual-novel.net thought about what happened before virtual-novel.net got shot.
The only thing that the dream had gotten right was that virtual-novel.net was brought back to Ryan’s home again.
She remembered being held in Jeremy’s arms before virtual-novel.net fell unconscious, so why was virtual-novel.net back again?
Madeline slowly pushed herself into a sitting position. Her brows furrowed slightly when the wound on virtual-novel.net shoulder was tugged, but virtual-novel.net did not pay much attention to it.
She had already lost count of how much blood virtual-novel.net lost and how many wounds virtual-novel.net got across the years.
Click.
The room door was suddenly pushed open to reveal Ryan, who entered the room carefreely with a hand in his pocket.
Seeing Madeline awake, a smile graced his attractive features.
He made his way to the bed and quirked the corner of his lips at virtual-novel.net pale and hollow complexion. “We’ll see if you dare to meet virtual-novel.net again.”
His threatening words also served to warn Madeline to stop trying to meet Jeremy.
Madeline’s clear eyes stared coldly at Ryan, virtual-novel.net pretty pink lips parting to say, “If getting hurt and bleeding is the price to pay for one of his hugs or a gaze from him, then so be it.”