Thick smoke filled Karina's lungs, choking her until she felt she might suffocate at any moment.

Even with a damp towel pressed against her nose and mouth, she knew their time was running out. If rescue didn't arrive soon, they wouldn't last much longer.

She turned slightly, looking at the man beside her.

Wilfred was holding her tightly in his arms, his body a protective shield against the flames that danced dangerously close.

Her nose stung, and an overwhelming wave of emotion surged through her. For the first time in years, she felt the urge to cry.

If this truly was the last moment fate would allow them, it felt cruelly short. She might lose consciousness

at any second, and there was no guarantee either of them would wake again.

It wasn't logical, but Karina couldn't stop herself. In a voice barely audible, hoarse from the smoke, she whispered, "In our next life, I still want to be with you."

She felt a firm squeeze on her waist-it was Wilfred's hand, strong and deliberate.

He didn't say a word, but his message was crystal clear: "Don't say such things."

rare to see him

Karina said nothing more.

The heat around them became unbearable, sweat soaking her clothes. The crackling of flames consuming everything in their path was

this, fear might have completely

loomed. Just

sizzled as it was extinguished, and a group of firefighters

They were saved.

*

relief washed

she opened her

white-the familiar setting of hospital room. This time,

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Even her sense of smell was dulled; the usual sharp scent of disinfectant

to move, she felt a hand clasp

voice, a bit hoarser

herself into his arms, holding him tightly as tears streamed

fabric of his shirt became damp with her sobs as she clung to him, to control her emotions after

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