KADE POV
I'd been sitting here for six hours.
Watching Damon breathe.
Watching his chest rise and fall.
Terrified each breath would be his last..
I held his hand. Cold. Too cold for someone alive.
"Come on Damon. Wake up. I need you to wake up."
Nothing.
"I can't do this without you. I can't—"
A cough. Small. Wet.
My head snapped up.
"Damon?"
Another cough. His eyes fluttered.
"Damon. Can you hear me?"
His eyes opened. Unfocused at first. Confused.
Then they found mine.
"Kade?"
Relief hit me so hard I couldn't breathe.
"Yeah. I'm here. I'm right here."
"What—" He coughed again. Hard. "What happened?"
"You were attacked. shot. You almost died."
He blinked. Processing. "But I didn't."
"No. You didn't."
"You saved me."
"Wasn't just me. Remi helped. . She—"
"Remi?" He
