Bernard pulled his hands tightly around Hera. Her clothes were thin, and her body felt very warm. It was like hugging a ball of fire.
Her body temperature just wasn't normal at all.
He quickly slid off his coat and draped it across her shoulders. "Sweetie?"
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Hera did not respond, so he cupped her face and brushed the stray strands of hair that were soaked with sweat away from her
face.
He could see the thin layer of frost on her eyelashes. Her eyes were bloodshot, but her stare was unfocused. A creepy smile hung
on her lips, making her look all the more terrifying.
Bernard's focus was on a cut on her cheek. Her cheeks were red from the cold, and the blood that oozed out of one of the cuts
even started freezing.
It pained him, so he caressed her cheek with his thumb. Just then, a muffled grunt escaped his mouth.
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Looking down, he saw that the blade of the dagger in her hands had pierced through his skin and into his body. Crimson stained
the white fabric of his clothes like a flower blooming in spring.
"Bernard!" Aaron and Johnson called out, moving toward Bernard.
Hera's alarmed eves snapped to Aaron and Johnson. Seeing this, Bernard quickly raised his hand and gestured for them to stop
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