My palm pressed into her hand, trying everything I could to revive her as tears streamed from my eyes. “No, Mila, you can’t do this to me...” I whispered amid sobs, placing my hand on her chest, hoping it would spark life back into her. But nothing. My hand tapped her cheeks rapidly, praying it would wake her. But nothing. My heart sank as the truth settled in, yet I refused to believe. I refused to accept that the same person who urged me to leave a few minutes ago was gone. “Ma’am,” Finn called, yet I didn’t spare him a glance. Those people wanted me dead, the bomb she destroyed was because of me. She didn’t want him to kill me until Adrian arrived. Damn me, how could I not listen when she told me to go? “You foolish girl,” I whispered, biting my trembling lips. Just how reckless was she to take a bullet for me? If she wanted to be cruel, she should have carried it through until the end, not hurt me with this. How was I supposed to live with the fact that som
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