Chapter 818

Nick fumbled, hastily wiping the tears from her cheeks. Frustration and guilt surged through him, and he grabbed Khloe's hand, pounding it against his chest.

"It's my fault... I deserve this!"

"You are not allowed to say that word again!" Khloe snapped, more anxious than before. He froze. She wrenched her hand free and shoved him, and he stumbled back against the wall.

Silver moonlight spilled through the window, pooling over the two of them, their entwined forms caught in its glow.

I won't say it," he murmured, his gaze

piece of his heart felt fractured, shattered by a mixture of guilt and

leaned forward, her small frame pressing against his broad chest like a kitten climbing into its owner's embrace. Yet, even through her

do everything, who makes me live in constant fear and unease. I'd rather not have that kind of love." Nick's body trembled. His pupils contracted sharply. He had never seen Khloe speak with such intensity, with such solemnity. He had never imagined that all his sacrifices-his endless devotion-could seem so cruel, so unbearable. He

believed in her, yet he had always been afraid- afraid that he could no longer

her gaze burned steadily into him.

be life and death that separates us-it would be... the death of the heart." The last few words

like that." He shook his head, pulling Khloe close, fingers digging into the nape of her

you okay? Are you hurt?" Khloe panicked, reaching to wipe the blood from his lips. He coughed again, a thin

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