A Second Chance at Forever

Chapter 680

tallic smell and almost buckled at the knees, but she steeled herself, pushed past the

Even though the door was only slightly opened the strong smell of blood still permeated out. Eleanor got one doctor and quickly entered

Aidyn and Caleb were cleaning up the blood on the floor and when they saw Eleanor barging in the two stopped in fright “M: Shultz?”

She didn’t leave?

Eleanors bright eyes moved past the blood on the floor and focused on the man lying in bed, airenity deep sleep

His strong sturdy back had been cleaned treated with medicine, but left unwapped, and the dense knife wounds could be seen at a glance. The sheets underneath him, perhaps not yet changed, were soaked in blood dripping onto the floor

Seeing the usually cold aloot, and untouchable man now weak ke a child, Eleanor panicked.

She staggered to the bedside, squatted down, and reached out a shaking hand wanting to much those wounds but fearing she might cause him pain

After some tentative a strokes, she placed her hand on his perfectly sculpted arm, ever so lightly touching him

Feeling the touch. Bernard woke up and instinctively grabbed her hand, even though he was still half asleep

“Bernard it’s me”

His eyes were foggy, but his ears were sharp. Hearing her voice, he immediately let go

His gaze was as cold as a hawks but softened considerably when he focused on her

“You didn’t leave?”

saw his eyes open, and tears instantly fell

leave when you’re hurt like this?”

tear–streaked face

wanted to worry her, which was why he

reached out and gently

“Hey don’t cry”

hurt was him, yet he was the one comforting her. This only made

he’d gone through, but she could imagine

dared not even touch him, afraid that

“Is it painful

voice was nasal, making Bernard’s heart ache–not from his wounds, but from seeing her cry

It doesn’t

unbearable when he was on his way back to Laurence Manor. The doctor had treated his wounds, and

enduring pain,

too strong, too indifferent to his own life, that

idiot, risking your life for me over

said that Bernard loved her, loved her enough to risk his life for her.

love her this much because the was terrified he might one day truly give up his

a loss. All he could do was wipe

injures have nothing to do with you.

him

hurt

could he hurt me?”