"You're finally awake. She's fine. As for you... we managed to stop the bleeding with surgery, but between your old injuries and this latest trauma, the damage to your body is irreversible."
The doctor paused before delivering the grim news.
"You have 3 years at most."
"3 years."
Cassian repeated the words quietly, his voice so calm that no one would've guessed he'd just been handed a death sentence.
There was no panic, bitterness, or grief over the life he'd been given.
The first thought that came to him, the only face he could see, was Elara's cold, distant expression.
'3 years... Is that enough time for me to see her again, even from a distance? Probably not. I don't care how much time I have left. The only thing I can't let go of is that for these 3 short years, I don't have the
