"Justin...?" Bella looked at him in a hazy, unfocused daze, her mind drifting and muddled, her presence faint like a delicate spring breeze.

"It's me!" Justin saw her pale face drained of color, her frail body trembling uncontrollably.

It reminded him so vividly of the tiny kitten he had rescued from an alley on a bitterly cold winter night as a child -cold and on the verge of freezing to death.

A strong wave of heartache stirred and burned in his chest.

"J-Justin..." Bella's lips, stiffened by the cold, struggled to say his name.

Then she smiled bitterly as tears streamed down her face. Her voice was laced with self-mockery. "It seems... I'm really about to freeze to death... How could it be him... He's not coming back.... He doesn't want me anymore..."

Her words faded as her dazed gaze grew heavy, and her body started to sway to the side.

allowed to sleep!" Justin felt a stabbing pain in

and pulled her close, saying,

person suffering from hypothermia was in grave danger when they gave up hope of survival and gave in to the temptation to

closed her eyes at that moment, she might never

her, tears welling

in his eyes. Since he had awoken from his

this very moment, he was the last person she wanted

last ounce of strength to push away his embrace." You might be Justin... But...

an unbearable ache in his chest. He tried to tell himself that

her weak protests, Justin forcefully removed her jacket, which was

said weakly as tears welled up in her eyes. She had barely any strength left to

he took off his coat and draped

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