Chapter 126 – So coldAxel? The water was cold. So cold. It wrapped around me like icy chains, pulling me down, dragging me under. My lungs burned, my chest ached. I gasped for air, but it felt like the world was closing in. Every movement I tried, every kick I made, was useless. I was sinking, sinking deeper into the darkness.Panic took over. My hands flailed blindly. My eyes stung. I couldn’t think. I couldn’t move fast enough. The water filled my nose, my mouth. I swallowed it by mistake and coughed violently. My mind screamed in terror: I can’t die like this… I can’t… I can’t…Then, out of the chaos, I felt it. A hand. Strong, firm, and steady. It wrapped around me, gripping me like a lifeline, and I felt myself lifted slightly, pulled upward. I couldn’t see who it was. Everything was a blur — the waves, the cold, the darkness. But the hand held me tightly, never letting go, giving me something I didn’t even know I needed: hope.I tried to speak, but my throat was full of water.
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