"Jacob..." she whispered. "If I don't... make it..."
"Don't you dare finish that sentence!"
"Listen..." She struggled to keep her eyes focused on his face. "Tell... tell everyone... I'm sorry. For the confusion. For everything."
"You have nothing to apologize for—"
"And tell them..." She coughed,tell them..." She coughed, tasting copper. "Tell them I chose this. I chose to stay. I chose... you."
Jacob was crying now, tears streaming down his face"You can tell them yourself. You're going to be fine. You're going to—"
"LILY! LILY!" Jacob's screams echoed through the warehouse.
"She's going into shock!" Ethan was beside them now, taking over the pressure on the wound. "Sir, you need to let the paramedics—"
"I'm not leaving her!"
"Then help me keep her alive!"
The next few minutes were chaos.
Paramedics rushing in with a stretcher and medical equipment.
Frantic calls for blood type.
