His train of thought was abruptly cut off, and Roman froze completely where he stood.
An indeterminate amount of time passed before his subordinate dared to speak again, "With waves this big... Vivian must be dead by now..."
Roman kicked the man hard aside, his voice thick with rage. "Shut up! Vivian will never die! She's so tough, so capable. She was the only survivor out of a hundred people—how could she die this easily?"
His subordinate knelt beside him, trembling violently, and did not dare utter another word.
Roman's voice came out rough and hoarse, "Get out! All of you, get out!"
When the crowd had all dispersed, he walked alone to the ocean shore, his eyes blood-red.
"Vivian! Vivian!"
"You can't be dead, you won't leave me..."
"You said you lived only to protect me..."
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