Chapter: 2025
Tears welled up again, large and heavy, falling into the icy sea.
Raegan kept saying under her breath, "I can't bear the thought of him cold and alone in the water... He shouldn't be there..."
Matteo cried, unable to keep his eyes open. How could there be anything left to find? The explosion was massive.
Yet, driven by her desperation, Raegan moved deeper into the water, sobbing. “Mitchel, let's go back home..."
Suddenly, she dived into the cold sea without a second thought.
"Madam!" Matteo shouted, panic-stricken, and without hesitation, he jumped in after her.
Holding Raegan close, Matteo swam back to shore.
Once they were back in the car, Raegan was shivering, her body ice-cold from the seawater.
Half-conscious, Raegan clutched Mitchel's coat left in the car, whispering faintly, "Mitchel, please come back..."
Raegan drifted in and out of sleep for what seemed like ages. She dreamed of wandering aimlessly through an endless, dark ocean, searching for Mitchel.
The sea was pitch-black, icy, and devoid of light.
Raegan swam until she could no longer, feeling lost and desperate.
Just as Raegan was about to give up, she heard a familiar voice calling out to her. “Raegan..."
Despite the enveloping darkness, that voice was crystal clear. It was the one she had been longing to hear.
It gave Raegan the strength to swim upward, finally seeing a sliver of light. She pushed herself toward that light.
The noise of a sliding door pulled Raegan back from the depths of her dream. She opened her eyes slowly, fighting the heaviness in her head.
As her sight came into focus gradually, she saw a tall, striking man walking toward her. His deep, calm eyes seemed to jolt her mind awake.
Tears streamed down Raegan's face uncontrollably. "Mitchel..."
With a mix of eagerness and disregard for anything else, Raegan stumbled to her feet and rushed toward him.
He caught her gently, whispering, "Be careful."