The CEO’s Unwanted Wife
Cassian—" My voice cracked. I shook him, desperate, his body slack in my arms, skin growing cold. His chest did not rise. His mouth opened, but no air went in.
"Breathe, damn you. Breathe for me."
The storm outside battered the windows, thunder crashing like a countdown. Rain swept down the glass in crazy beats, as if mocking the rhythm his heart had missed.
And then—
The world fell silent. The booming storm, the wail of the machine, the rushing footsteps down the corridor—all ceased.
Roman's voice crept through the silence, smooth and deadly, tendrils of smoke.
"Flip it, Raine. That's what it was made for."
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