Billionaire's Match

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.

won't say it," he murmured,

piece of his heart felt fractured, shattered by

like a kitten climbing into its owner's embrace. Yet, even through her reddened eyes, every word rang with authority,

with blood in his veins, aman who feels pain, who gets tired, who needs me as much as I need him. Not a hero who only sacrifices himself, who can 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

he had always been afraid- afraid that he could no longer stand at her side as before, to bear her burdens, to hold

did not reply, but her

But it wouldn't be life and death that separates us-it would be... the death of the heart." The last few words fell lightly,

that." He shook his head, pulling Khloe close, fingers digging into the nape of her neck, teeth gritted. His lips quivered. His hands trembled. His body, strained to the limit, finally betrayed him, and he tilted his head, coughing

hurt?" Khloe panicked, reaching to wipe the blood from his lips. He coughed again, a thin trickle of blood staining