"What?!" I hissed. Well, her comment about him saving her life was becoming clearer. I just never imagined he had to save it from herself. 

"I didn't want to live..." Her eyes came up to mine, her agony raw, as she relived those moments. "I couldn't live...not without you."

Fuck, my heart broke hearing the depth of her struggle. I gathered her once again in my arms, trying hard to keep my own tears at bay. I spoke gruffly, "I'm sorry for leaving you. I'm so fucking sorry...this is all my fault. I never should have left you."

Her head snapped up and she grabbed my chin, forcing me to...