“Ouch!” Marco suddenly cried out in pain.
Loraine was stunned. She looked at Marco all over until her eyes fell on his back. Only a tiny fragment of his suit remained there.
His bare back was visible and bloodied now.
Although Marco's vehicle blocked off most of the impact of the blast, some of the fragments of the Bugatti still found their way toward them.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIf it weren't for Marco who protected Loraine with his body, she would have gotten injured. He bore the brunt all alone.
“You are wounded!” Loraine exclaimed.
Sweat mixed with the blood trickled down Marco's back. Nonetheless, he smiled through the pain and said comfortingly, “No worries. It's just a minor injury. It will heal in no time.” This was no small injury! Marco's back was mangled. The cuts were deep.
A part of his back was burnt, while the other part was covered with deep cuts.
At the sight of the wound, tears welled up in Loraine’s eyes. Her heart ached.
“You such an idiot! Do you know you could have died? Why did you shield me?" Angela's Library Loraine burst into tears. She was so emotional and overwhelmed than she was when she faced death a while ago.
Marco raised his hand and wiped the tears on her face. In a soft voice, he responded, “I promised that | wouldn't let you get hurt again. And | intend to keep that promise.” Loraine was so astonished that her mind went blank.
Marco thought she was still panicking. He patted her back empathetically.
“Don't be afraid, Loraine. The alarm unit in my car must have gone off. Someone will come to help us soon.” Loraine jolted back to reality and moved away from his hand.
She wanted to say, “My car has the alarm system as well.” But when she remembered that Marco was in a bad condition because of her, she swallowed her words immediately.
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He stared at Loraine without blinking.
The pain from his back occasiopally seized him. Butt Wes@dtring’ res the joy and warmness he felt from being so close to Loraine now.