The rain fell like judgment from the heavens, relentless and ice-cold, hammering against the gravel driveway with a deafening roar. Elena clutched Damien’s bleeding body desperately, her hands pressed tightly against the fresh gunshot wound in his side. Warm blood pulsed between her fingers, mixing with the cold puddles beneath them. The metallic scent of blood, gunpowder, and wet earth filled her lungs with every ragged breath. Lightning cracked across the stormy sky, illuminating the chaos around the collapsing Hamptons mansion.
“Damien!” Elena screamed, her voice raw and breaking. She rocked him gently, trying to keep pressure on the wound while rain streamed down her face, mingling with hot tears. “Stay with me, damn you! You don’t get to die after everything we’ve been through, the y
