"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.

pain in his chest as

close, saying, "It's me, Justin! Open your eyes and look at

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

closed her eyes at that moment, she

welling in her

she had seen the spark in his eyes. Since he had awoken from his coma, his once vibrant gaze had grown dull, drowning in shadows deeper than the night and

he was the last person she wanted to

out a faint laugh and closed her eyes. She mustered her last ounce of strength to

tell himself that Bella was

Justin forcefully removed her jacket, which was full of

up in her eyes. She had barely any strength left to

his face, Justin remained silent as he took off his coat and draped it over Bella's

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