“Please…” Vera whispered, her voice shaking, her hand gently cupping the side of his face. “Stay with me. Asher…”Another noise.Movement.Eira.That single thought snapped her back to reality.Her baby was still in danger.But Asher…Vera froze, torn in two. One hand still on Asher, the other gripping the floor to push herself up.“Mommy!”Eira’s voice came again, smaller, scared, but still calling.And Vera had never felt more helpless in her life.Tears welled in her eyes as she hovered over Asher’s unconscious body, paralyzed by the impossible decision, save the man bleeding at her feet… or the daughter screaming for help just a room away.“Asher, I’m sorry,” Vera whispered, brushing trembling fingers through his blood matted hair. “I’m so sorry.”But she couldn’t stay.She wouldn’t lose both of them tonight.With a deep, shaky breath, Vera pushed herself up. Her legs felt like jelly, her heart pounding so hard it rattled her ribs.She forced herself forward, each step dragging he
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