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

Karina said nothing more.

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

this, fear

loomed. Just as her vision blurred and her consciousness began to fade, a sudden jet

fire hissed and sizzled as it was extinguished, and a group of firefighters

They were saved.

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hold on any longer. As relief washed over

opened her

of hospital room. This time, however, she was

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throat ached, raw and damaged from the smoke. Even her sense of smell

she felt a hand clasp

bit hoarser than usual, likely

upright and threw herself into his arms, holding him tightly as

with her sobs as she clung to him, to control her emotions after near-death experience Wilfred wrapped his arms around her, stroking her

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