In his eyes
Their combined silence spoke volumes of the fear gnawing at their insides.
Nora's mind flickered to past moments, to shared laughter with Sebastian, to tears cried on his shoulder after some fight with Alexander. Now, she ached for him, for the innocent life hanging by a thread. A sob escaped her lips, fat and desperate, but she quickly snatched it back, wiping away the traitorous tears that streamed down her face.
Just then, the doctor reappeared, his face creased with a hopeful crease. "We found a match," he announced, his voice a lifeline thrown into the churning sea of emotions. "From one of the blood banks we contacted."