Hope

Katya

"He doesn't require a surgery since the bullet didn't penetrate into his system, but he lost a reasonable amount of blood, that's why he needs the oxygen."

I might have heaved a sigh of relief outwardly, but my emotions were still in turmoil.

We had safely evacuated from the warehouse, but as soon as we got into the car, Ferrara passed out in my arms.

To say I had been scared to shit would be undermining my feelings.

Hell, even the memory of him going immobile, his head limp as it fell on my shoulder, sent a string of shivers running down my spine.

When I called his name, he hadn't answered.

And when I poked him, my heart racing as I screamed for help and allowed the tears to stream down my face,

He didn't move, not did he make a snarky arrogant comment about how much I wanted him.

It had barely been an hour since then, but I already missed him, all of him.

The intensity of his piercing gaze,

His touch which made me shiver and lose my senses to chaos, and yet kept me running w