Semua Bab Mine: Bab 61 - Bab 64

Kimberly stood silently as the coffin of the man she once called the love of her life slowly descended six feet beneath the earth. Beside his coffin were the coffins of his two friends, all three of them being lowered into the ground together while family members and loved ones watched with broken hearts and tear-filled eyes.The sight before her felt unreal. It was too cruel to be real, she thought as tears streamed endlessly down her cheeks. The reality she had been trying so desperately to avoid finally settled heavily inside her chest.Ian was truly gone. Gone forever. He was never coming back. She would never see those beautiful blue eyes again. Never hear his laughter. Never see that warm smile he always wore whenever he looked at her. She would miss watching him walk around proudly in his white naval uniform looking handsome and full of life.A gentle arm wrapped around her shoulder, giving it a soft squeeze that carried silent comfort. Kimberly slowly turned her head to see who

“Roy?!” Kimberly gasped out in complete shock as she stared at her mate standing before her.Her breath caught painfully in her throat while her heart pounded violently against her chest. For a moment, she couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe properly. Couldn’t even think straight.No. This couldn’t be real, she mentally told herself. This was her mind playing tricks on her again.That had to be it.Slowly, Kimberly squeezed her eyes shut once more, trying desperately to ground herself. ‘This is another hallucination, Kim,’ she warned herself internally. ‘Don’t get your hopes up.’She inhaled shakily, mentally preparing herself for the familiar heartbreak that usually followed whenever she imagined him.But when she opened her eyes again, to her greatest shock, Roy was still there. He wasn’t disappearing this time. He was standing only a few inches away from her.“Kimberly,” he called softly, his voice was so gentle and painfully familiar.The sound of his voice alone brought instant tears